In Chapter 5, at this point I came to the conclusion that Gatsby wanted to reverse the clock, and go back in time so he could be with Daisy before she marries. He has “turned and caught it with trembling fingers and set it back in place,” referring to the symbol of a clock. Perhaps Gatsby has used up all this time dwelling in his fortune only to meet Daisy years later, wasting his aspirations away because of his success. Nick says that Gatsby “thrown himself into it with a creative passion, decking it out with every bright feather that drifted away.” Years later he realizes he has wasted time lusting over Daisy when he could have been loving her but this is all just an internal dream. The time quickly passed by as he attempted to achieve a status of high wealth, he wastes the opportunity to win over Daisy.
My initial conclusion that Daisy isn’t so innocent, can be related to the statement in chapter 6, “He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she go to Tom and say: I never loved you.” After she had obliterated four years with that sentence that they could decide upon the more practical measures to be taken.” This amplifies the suggestion that Daisy doesn’t truly love Tom, she is a gold digger and only lusts over the wealth he possess. Meanwhile, she spreads her legs pretty far from him so if this relationship continues to “give and receive” as unhealthy and fake as it is, it will probably continue. I wonder what is so captivating about Daisy? Why does Gatsby have those feelings for her? “I wonder where in the devil he met daisy. By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas but women run around too much these days to suit me. They meet all kinds of crazy fish.” This is when Tom finds out that Gatsby knows daisy.. hes very angry, jealous, and then makes that hypocritical comment. Its ironic because he is trying to make himself look like a good husband and care about his wife when yet he is running around with Daisy.
My initial conclusion that Daisy isn’t so innocent, can be related to the statement in chapter 6, “He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she go to Tom and say: I never loved you.” After she had obliterated four years with that sentence that they could decide upon the more practical measures to be taken.” This amplifies the suggestion that Daisy doesn’t truly love Tom, she is a gold digger and only lusts over the wealth he possess. Meanwhile, she spreads her legs pretty far from him so if this relationship continues to “give and receive” as unhealthy and fake as it is, it will probably continue. I wonder what is so captivating about Daisy? Why does Gatsby have those feelings for her? “I wonder where in the devil he met daisy. By God, I may be old-fashioned in my ideas but women run around too much these days to suit me. They meet all kinds of crazy fish.” This is when Tom finds out that Gatsby knows daisy.. hes very angry, jealous, and then makes that hypocritical comment. Its ironic because he is trying to make himself look like a good husband and care about his wife when yet he is running around with Daisy.