Wednesday, January 14, 2015

What quote proves that Daisy wants to stay with Tom and she won't leave him?

In chapter 7 it becomes apparent that Daisy, while she
might love Gatsby, isn't going to leave Tom.  As Gatsby and Tom are having their huge
confrontation in the hotel room over Daisy's feelings, Daisy is just sitting there in a
kind of shock.  Nick as narrator explains, "but with every word she was drawing further
and further into herself, so he gave that up and only the dead dream faught on as the
afternoon slipped away, trying to touch what was no longer tangible, struggling
unhappily, undespairingly, toward that lost voice across the room."  Then it is revealed
that Daisy's "voice begged again to go." And she says, "Please,
Tom! I can't stand this anymore."  It is important to note that she is pleading with
Tom, not with Gatsby to end the discussion.  It is obvious that she is still connected
with Tom at this point.  As chapter 7 comes to a close and the death of Mrytle is
revealed, it is very significant that Tom and Daisy are in their home, sitting together
over uneaten food, and seeming to be getting along just fine.  Nick says that it doesn't
even look like they are conspiring, and he feels bad that Gatsby is staying outside to
make sure Daisy is OK, but that he is really just "watching over nothing" because Daisy
and Tom aren't going anywhere:  Daisy isn't leaving him; Tom is leaving her or blaming
her or anything else.

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