Confrontation (109-120)

The Great Gatsby scribed by F. Scott Fitzgerald contains characters that are full of love and laughter, and in this reading, they began to clash. Throughout this selection, I found that the tension between the characters was caused by the revelation to Mr. Buchanan that Gatsby and Daisy are in love. I realized this is what the tension was created by when I read, "She(Daisy) had told him(Gatsby) that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw"(Page 119). Infuriated it seemed that Mr. Buchanan was motivated to figure out if this was really what was happening between the two with every action that he took. His sudden desire to go into town seemed to be spurned on by the hopes that there would be another sign of love between Daisy and Gatsby. I think that Mr. Buchanan might actually come to like the idea that he has an out from the relationship that has been continually degrading. I know that Mr. Buchanan likes his mistress very much due to the fact that he wanted to show him off at one point to Nick. Now that he is aware of his wife's love for Gatsby, maybe he will be inspired to change his opinion of marriage and break it off. I think that this would be the best for the both of them. I just hope that they are able to pull it off smoothly! On a side note, I am curious as to how intense the relationship between Nick and Jordan is because of the quick reference to spending time together in New York including a visit with some of her family. Perhaps another relationship will develop also, I guess I will find out soon enough!