Tom and Daisy Buchanan, millionaires from East Egg, seem to be having marriage problems. As stated by a witness, Tom had been getting mysterious phone calls every day. Tom has also gone out of town multiple times for many excused reasons. Some even say it is possible Tom may be having an affair with another woman. We interviewed a close friend of the married couple on her thoughts and she said “Tom definitely has another woman in Chicago, no doubt.” Another friend of theirs, Nick, claims that he was at their house for a meal when Tom had gotten a phone call. He also claims that he when Tom and Daisy were returning to the table they were have a pretty loud discussion. It is sometimes very common for partners in marriage to be insecure or have …show more content…
We also interviewed Tom Buchanan and this is what he said “Yes, many things are being said but that doesn’t mean any of it is true, don’t believe everything you hear for all you know it maybe be a lie”. Mr. Buchanan sure seemed very convincing. We also asked to which places he had recently traveled to but he decided to not give up any of that information. Tom and Daisy Buchanan are not only married but have a little daughter at about the age of three. When Daisy was interviewed about her thoughts on her marriage she said “It’s going quite well, Tom is a sweetheart but sometimes a brut. He’s very nice and a good daughter”. The Buchanan’s have a history of traveling over the world a lot. They have finally decided to settle in a very fashionable place called East Egg. Daisy and Tom live with a butler as well and we have decided to interview the man as well. The butler said “I don’t remember Mr. Buchanan’s callers; I just pass them on to him so there isn’t much to say”. Tom Buchanan’s “affair” is still very unknown. Many say that East Egg is far more fashionable than West Egg. Of course both sides are very wealthy cities filled with wealthy people but there are many
At a cursory glance, Daisy may seem like the quintessential socialite, with a happy marriage and a life of luxury. With her wealthy lifestyle, Daisy has the independence to travel anywhere and whenever she wants, oftentimes without Tom, as seen when Nick invited her to “come for tea … and don't bring Tom” [88]. This small act of independent is offset by Tom’s eventual “perturbation at Daisy’s running around alone”[110]. In this scene, Tom’s grasp on Daisy’s life is tightened once more as if she was an expensive piece of jewelry, with the miniscule possibility of being stolen. However, on the other hand, much of Daisy’s wealth does come from Tom, giving a great deal of control to him in their relationship to the point where Tom does not hide the fact he has a mistress. “You mean to say you don’t know? … I thought everybody knew”[19]. With the way Jordan says this, one can infer that even Daisy knew and she basically had no say in the matter. Furthermore, when Tom’s mistress continues to call during tea and Jordan whispers, “The rumor is that that’s Tom’s girl on the telephone”, it shows the amount of control that Tom has over Daisy and Myrtle [122]. This part also shows the impact of societal norms, which had made it seem acceptable for Tom to have a mistress while if Daisy was having an affair it would be more looked down upon.
Our story unravels early on in The Great Gatsby, Nick's very wealthy cousin, Daisy, simply has it all: she is beautiful and graceful; her bank account is large; she's traveled and knows people no matter where she goes. Her husband, Tom Buchanan, is without a doubt very lucky to be with her; but there's a ripple in this perfect couple: he's cheating on her. Not only is Tom cheating on her, but he's cheating on her with someone of a far lesser class; which makes the reader question why he's with her in the first place. Daisy had a very good reputation among the elite; she had never done anything that would have embarrassed her. "They moved with a fast crowd, all of them young and rich and wild, but she came out with an absolutely perfect reputation" (82). This illustrates how well put together Daisy is, he has used her, and continues to use her not only for her wealth, but also for her firm social standing. She could, literally, make or break Tom depending merely on whether or not she stayed with him; of course he'd remain with her, she defined his social standing.
Wanting to be with her true love again, she sneaks visits with him without Tom knowing. Just like Myrtle had, Daisy torn into her own marriage. She loved both men, but as soon as it was found out, the men began fighting for her. “I glanced at Daisy who was staring terrified between Gatsby and her husband…” (Fitzgerald 143). This isn’t what Daisy wanted at all. At some point Daisy loved Tom, and it’s very likely that she still does, regardless of all of his cheating. Living a life of riches for so long has affected her with affluenza, blinding her morals as it did to Tom. When someone already has everything they could ever ask for, they’re still going to want more. Something to work for, or else life becomes boring as Daisy points out many times in the novel. When both men she loves are threatening each other and fighting for her fondness she’s realized what she’s done wrong. She’s fallen into the same trap as Myrtle, being stuck between two men, but she still has feelings for Tom.“I saw them in Santa Barbara when they came back and I thought I’d never seen a girl so mad about her husband. If he left the room for a minute she’d look around uneasily and say ‘Where’s Tom gone?’” (Fitzgerald 83). Gatsby tries to convince Daisy that she loves him and only him, yet Daisy actually loves them both. After Daisy was married she could think about anything except Tom, while Gatsby has spent the five
“Some time toward midnight Tom Buchanan and Mrs. Wilson stood face to face discussing, in impassioned voices, whether Mrs. Wilson had any right to mention Daisy’s name.”
What is Tom’s reaction to Daisy’s affair? Why do you think he has that reaction? (2)
In this scene, Nick narrates, “The telephone rang inside, startlingly, and as Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects, vanished into air” (20). Tom understood that Daisy would not leave his side as long as he had money and consequently, he remained unfaithful and lived carelessly. In the quote, Daisy realizes that Tom is having an affair with someone else, but submits to Tom’s demands anyway. This defines the basis of their relationship and is supported by their actions later in the novel, all caused by the carelessness that brewed within Daisy and Tom due to their overwhelming amounts of wealth. One action that would demonstrate this kind of carelessness would be how Tom and Daisy decide to flee from the city after the incident where Myrtle is run over by Daisy. To emphasize how flawed the couple truly were, Nick states, “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made...” (187-188). This quote is the embodiment of the characteristics of
From the outside, Daisy seems like the demure wife of a wealthy ex-football player, Tom Buchannan. The relationship the two share is far from a perfect marriage, but it is functional for upper-class society. Daisy often speaks nonsense, putting off the impression that she lacks intelligence, but there are moments when Daisy shows her true nature. The first moment occurs when Daisy shares
Their reactions to this betrayal have some similarities and differences. Both husbands reacted simile in the way they tried to keep their wives anyway from the person they were cheating with. After learning about their wives discrepancies both men become more willing to fight for their wives affection. The two of them would do anything necessary to get their wives back. But Tom and George had different methods in separating their wives from that other person who they were cheating with. Tom did so by learning incriminating evidence about Gatsby just to exploit his false persona to Daisy. During his exploitation, Tom, “...picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him and wasn’t far wrong.”(133) These facts freighted Daisy and made her believe that she didn’t actually really know of Gatsby was. This lead to Daisy returning to her husband, Tom. Myrtle, his wife, by literally separating her from returning to the other man. He locks her in their upstairs bedroom and began preparing the couple to move west anyway from the man she was having an affair
Daisy stays with the Tom, because in that particular time period it was wrong to be divorced. One place the story shows the affair, is in the New York apartment. It states “She’s a Catholic and they don’t believe in divorce.’ Daisy was not a Catholic…”- (Fitzgerald 38). This quote shows that it would be against public morals to divorce Tom. Daisy appears to claim that she is “higher” then divorcing someone. The time period affected their relationship, because it was looked down upon. “Neither of them can stand the person they’re married to.”(Fitzgerald 37). This shows that even though they hate each other they constantly stay together. They don’t want to be looked down upon. In conclusion, the unhealthy balance of their relationship and social status is nowhere to be
Tom Buchanan and his West Egg comrades, despite having everything they could ever want, lack something vitally important: a heart. The soulless creatures of the West Egg believe that all must bow down to them and their glorious wealth and do as they please, while they did nothing to deserve the money in the first place. “His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. There was a ...
Tom and Daisy Buchanan, the rich couple, seem to have everything they could possibly want. Though their lives are full of anything you could imagine, they are unhappy and seek to change, Tom drifts on "forever seeking a little wistfully for the dramatic turbulence of some irrecoverable football game"(pg. 10) and reads "deep books with long words in them"(pg. 17) just so he has something to talk about. Even though Tom is married to Daisy he has an affair with Myrtle Wilson and has apartment with her in New York.. Daisy is an empty character, someone with hardly any convictions or desires. Even before her relationships with Tom or, Gatsby are seen, Daisy does nothing but sit around all day and wonder what to do with herself and her friend Jordan. She knows that Tom is having an affair, yet she doesn't leave him even when she hears about Gatsby loving her. Daisy lets Gatsby know that she too is in love with him but cant bring herself to tell Tom goodbye except when Gatsby forces her too. Even then, once Tom begs her to stay, even then Daisy forever leaves Gatsby for her old life of comfort. Daisy and Tom are perfect examples of wealth and prosperity, and the American Dream. Yet their lives are empty, and without purpose.
Throughout the novel, one of Tom 's biggest careless acts was when he cheated on Daisy. Tom is a cocky, confident man shown many times throughout the novel like when Nick arrived at his house and "Tom Buchanan in riding clothes was standing with his legs apart on the front porch" (Fitzgerald 6). His stance showed his arrogance, and how highly he thought of himself because of his wealth. Tom was a man who often acted without thinking things through, like having an affair with Myrtle. Despite both Tom and Myrtle being married, they both had affairs. Tom doesn 't hide his affair from Nick and introduces him to his mistress Myrtle at Wilson 's garage. Tom doesn 't seem to care if anyone finds out because he feels as though nothing would change due to his wealth. While at Myrtle 's husbands garage, Tom tells Myrtle to meet him at the train station. They end up going to their apartment in New York City that they keep for their affair. While at the Morningside Height 's apartment Myrtle starts to talk about Tom 's wife Daisy, ""Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!" shouted Mrs. Wilson. "I 'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai-"" (Fitzgerald 37). Tom didn 't like Myrtle overstepping her boundaries and to show
From the first chapter, we are introduced to the Buchanans, who apparently have it all. Contrary to appearances though, they are miserable. The first sign of unhappiness is Tom's need for another woman other than his wife. This is made known by the very indiscrete Jordan Baker, who mentions this fact to Nick Carraway: "Tom's got some woman in New York....She might have the decency not to telephone him at dinner time. Don't you think?"(Fitzgerald 20) This remark is made in response to Daisy's abrupt reaction, when hearing the telephone. Later on in the novel, the telephone is again used as a means of insinuating Tom's affair, when Jordan is once again, more than eager to tell everybody what the Buchanan's situation is: "The rumor is that that's Tom's gir...
Nick is astonished at this information. He finds it hard to believe that Tom, with a beautiful wife and child, would be having an affair with some woman in the city. Miss Baker thinks “everybody knew” about the affair, yet Daisy is still with Tom. Being too ignorant to make herself believe it’s true, Daisy is willing to stay in the marriage, even when she is presented with an opportunity from Gatsby to escape. Daisy is willing to stay with Tom just because he has “old money,” and that shows how important it is to her. Everyone else’s morals are just as bad as Tom’s because they know about what’s going on and know that it’s wrong, but they don’t say anything about it. Later in the story, when Wilson is looking for the driver of the yellow car that killed Myrtle, he also suspects that person of having an affair with...
Second of all, The relationship that Daisy and Tom have is not truly love but it once was.The relationship Daisy and Tom have is very complicated one because they are both having an affair with different people but are still married to each other. In addition they are aware their spouses affairs but their still together.