The Great Gatsby Chapter 7 Essay

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By the end of Chapter 7 it left me with a lot of unanswered questions and suspicion about what is going to happen in the on coming chapters. The main focus in chapter 7 is what is going through Tom Buchanan's mind when faced with the fact that Daisy is leaving him for Gatsby. Tom Buchanan is seen as a terrible husband to Daisy, he is considered outspoken, also all of his wealth is inherited not earned unlike Gatsby. Tom questioned Gatsby by saying "what kind of a row are you trying to cause in my house anyhow?" Meaning what kind of disturbance is Gatsby trying to accomplished in toms house. It was obvious to me that he was talking about Gatsby and Daisy together in toms own house. This chapter put Gatsby and Tom together to figure out their

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