Monday, September 3, 2007
Chapter 7 & 8 Write
Chapter 7 & 8 revolve around the climax of the book. At the dinner at the beginning of chapter 7 Daisy and Gatsby catch glances of one another and when Tom leaves the room, Daisy goes over and kisses Gatsby. Later on when they decide to go into town, Daisy and Gatsby have a moment where they stare into eachother's eyes even though, Tom is standing right there. I think that is the moment that Tom realizes Daisy's true feelings towards Gatsby. Tom can't deal with the way Daisy is acting so Daisy and Gatsby go in Tom's car and the rest of them go with Tom in Gatsby's car. The reason why they switched cars isn't completely explained, but it is a major part in the accident later on. On their way to town Tom stops to get gas. While they're in town, Tom calls Gatsby out in front of everyone and causes a big ordeal. On the way home Myrtle runs out into the street thinking it is Tom and Daisy, who is driving Tom's car, hits and kills her. If Daisy & Gatsby hadn't had their loving moment in front of Tom, then things would've gone differently and Myrtle might have not been killed. This is why I think their moment was the foreshadowing of the climax.
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