In this chapter the main thing to happen was the fight that Tom and
Gatsby had. Now I did not understand everything that happened completely
but maybe writing this post will help some. The big thing that I think
that starts the fight is when Tom sees Daisy walking "close to Gatsby,
touching his coat with her hand."(128) Where the fight really starts is
when Tom accuses Gatsby of never going to Oxford. Though Gatsby tells
him that he did go but only for five months. Than the develops into who
Daisy loves. Tom says that he and Daisy have a history and he has always
loved her even though he has gone of and done some stupid things but he
always loved her. Gatsby also gets Daisy to say "I never
loved..."(139)you to Tom. Although she later said that at one point she
did love Tom. Gatsby also said to Tom "Daisy's leaving you."(140) Than
this developed into Tom accusing Gatsby of stealing and making illegal
money.
The most shocking thing to happen in this chapter was when we found out
that Daisy is the one that hit Myrtle with the car. At this time I believe that Daisy is trying to come to grips with the fact hat she
killed a person, and that that is what part of the next chapter is going
to consist of.
I think this was my favorite chapter so far in the book, it had many climaxes and confrontations, along with like secrets and sneakiness. I think that the fight was kinda premature, but its very close to the end of the book so it had to happen sooner rather than later. I was shocked that Daisy would nearly say that she never loved Tom. I believe its true, but Daisy is too non-committal to ever say something like that. It was a great chapter with drama and confrontations on every page.
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