A lot of action comes in the last three chapters, and although much of this focuses on Gatsby, Daisy is highlighted as well. We find out that Daisy's key characteristic flaw is that she is indecisive. She loves Gatsby and always has, but when confronted with it in the hotel room, she flip flops on what she says: "I never loved him," and then says, "I loved him once," speaking of Tom (132). Ultimately, her indecision gets her in trouble when the fiasco with Myrtle occurs, and unknowingly to many, it is her fault. Her indecisive nature is a major weakness and is exploited in these final chapter.
2. Why does Tom show sympathy for Wilson?
The real question is why does Tom, with the emotional range of cardboard, choose to help Wilson after he is so rude the rest of the book? Specifically, he is moved to console Wilson “with soothing gruffness” (140) because of a sense of guilt. Having cheated on his wife with Wilson’s wife, he feels guilty for Wilson when his wife dies. Interestingly, a sort of compassion is revealed here that seems otherwise lacking in Tom’s character.
3. What might the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg symbolize to various characters?
The eyes are mentioned more throughout this section, even stated blatantly that they are the eyes of God and always watching. The guess here is that it represents different things to different characters. When Tom and Daisy move away, it doesn't specifically mention it, but it seems as if they are out of the picture. Other than that, I don't know what the eyes mean.
4. Evaluate Daisy's love for Tom and Gatsby? Where does her heart stand with each?
Daisy clearly loves Gatsby. There is an undeniable connection between the two and no doubt that they could have spent their lives together. Yet, there is something between Tom and Daisy that throws a wrinkle in the plan. It says on page 145: "There was an unmistakable air of natural intimacy about the picture, and anybody would have said that they were conspiring together." This is curious because Tom is such a jerk and it seems that Daisy loves Gatsby. There must be something between both, and Daisy must be somewhat content to live with Tom as long as he has money.
Excellent responses to the Gatsby entries. You do a nice job of including specfic quotes. Now the next step is choosing the mose appropriate quote and knowing how to explain its purpose to the audience. Like you could have focused on that word "conspiring" and talk about its negative connotation connects their two characters.
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