Thursday, April 15, 2010
Daisy and Tom
Daisy and Tom, no matter what Gatsby thinks, really seem to be made for each other. Tom cheats on Daisy with Myrtle and Daisy cheats on Tom with Gatsby. Each one has their lover convinced that they are about to leave they spouse, but neither actually plans on doing so. Gatsby is convinced that Daisy is about to run off with him and that she never actually loved her husband, and Myrtle is convinced that the only thing holding Tom back is that Daisy is a Catholic. Though neither Tom nor Daisy is especially happy in their marriage, they are each too worried about their social standing to give it up. Daisy and Tom are members the truly upper class, so much so that they cannot even enjoy Gatsby's party, something people enjoy going to because everyone goes. Daisy and Tom are beyond that need. By the end of chapter seven we see that, though their marriage may not be happy, there is "an unmistakable air of natural intimacy about" them. Their relationship is "natural" one way or another, and in the end that will probably be enough.
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The last part of the book confirms the idea that Tom and Daisy will do anything to keep their social status and balanced relationship, even if it means tremendous lying throughout. Tom is still convinced after all this time that it was Mr. Wilson who killed his wife in a fit of rage, rather than the truth that Daisy was the murderer. The fact that Daisy obviously hasn't told him the truth shows that she is just as concerned with keeping the fragile yet stable relationship with her husband as with the law. Daisy will have to live with the lie forever, which is probably what she deserves.
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