Wednesday, March 23, 2011

WHERE IS THE LOVE???

Daisy married Tom while Gatsby was off at war, because she constantly needs someone to be there for her. On the surface, their marriage looks nice and content; however, Tom is cheating on her. Even worse, he is cheating on her with a married woman, Myrtle. Myrtle's husband, George, seems to just accept the affair, as if there is nothing he can do about it. I feel really bad for Daisy in the beginning of the story, because she just puts up with it as well, but later she reunites with Gatsby, and it is obvious that she still loves him. It's sad because two wrongs don't make a right, but what is she supposed to do? Stay with her husband while he cheats on her? Cheat on him back with Gatsby? Or end her relationship with her husband for Gatsby? I would hope that she would pick choice C, but that is probably unrealistic.

1 comment:

  1. Jodi,

    The assignment guidelines require that each blog begin with a specific excerpt, directly quoted from the novel, with page number, and then you move onto your analysis.

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