Monday, January 3, 2011

"I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that's the idea you can count me out."
This shows the part in the book where Tom confronts Gatsby about having an affair with his wife. Tom caught on quickly to Daisy having an affair with Gatsby. It angered Tom greatly so he plotted his confrontation. He wanted to humiliate Gatsby, as well as get Daisy back under his control. After Tom planned the confrontation, it worked very well.Tom initiates his planned confrontation with Gatsby by mocking his habit of calling people "old sport." Then he accuses Gatsby of lying about attending Oxford. Tom then asks Gatsby about his intentions for Daisy, and Gatsby tells Tom she loves him, not Tom. Daisy, in love with Gatsby earlier in the afternoon feels herself moving closer and closer to Tom as she observes the confrontation.

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