Chapter 7 Summary-
Nick has not seen Gatsby in a while so he decides to pay him a visit. Nick is really surprised when he discovers that Gatsby has hired new servants and dismissed his older ones. Gatsby reveals that these new servants are hired to prevent gossip about Gatsby and Daisy. The new servants are "brothers and sisters" that are also connected to Wolfsheim. Gatsby and Daisy decided to have lunch with Tom, Nick and Jordan. Daisy's and Gatsby's love relationship starts to heat up once more, when Daisy confesses her love for Gatsby and kisses him openly behind Tom's back. Tom slowly understands the situation and becomes more paranoid and aggravated toward Gatsby and Daisy. They all decide to go to the city and stop at a hotel. In the hotel, Tom confronts Gatsby about his past. Tom has been getting information from different people about Gatsby, and Tom confronts Gatsby about Oxford. Gatsby then pushes Tom further by confessing about his relationship with Daisy. Daisy is torn between the two men, but admits that she did love Tom at some point. The situation becomes more heated, and they all decide to return home. Gatsby drives Daisy back first, and Tom, Nick and Jordan follow afterward. Along the way, Tom sees a crowd surrounding the Wilson's garage. He is greatly troubled when he finds Myrtle dead on the street. To his surprise, he discovers that Myrtle is hit by the car Gatsby and Daisy were driving. Tom's loss of the two women in his life seem to cause an emotional rupture. Tom returns home and talks to Daisy. Nick finds Gatsby outside waiting. Gatsby explains that he is waiting just in case anything happens. He also explains how Daisy killed Myrtle.
Daisy Buchanan
"That was it. I'd never understood before. It was full of money - that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals' song of it.... High in a white palace the king's daughter, the golden girl.... (Fitzgerald 120)"
Daisy's best quality is her unique voice. No one but Tom understands why her voice is so understanding. Her voice draws people in and keeps people guessing. It is interesting that Nick, Daisy's cousin, could not understand Daisy's voice, but Tom, Daisy's unfaithful husband, has always known. Daisy's voice is described as "money."
Daisy is Gatsby's main interest. At first, the reader sees her as a charming, quiet character, but then she evolves into someone more menacing. Daisy displays clear materialistic views through her clothing, her living style, and her choice in Gatsby. Daisy's child is finally introduced in the book, but Daisy displays no motherly attributes. Daisy's lust for attention causes the conflict between Gatsby and Tom. Now that she realizes the true problem she is in, she does not know who to choose. Her choice is paramount to the ending of the book.
"They were gone, without a word, snapped out, made accidental, isolated, like ghosts, even from out pity. (Fitzgerald 135)"
I found this quote very important to the chapter because at this moment, Daisy realizes the reality of what she is doing. Gatsby and Daisy walk out like ghosts, They become unwanted and isolated by the people they truly care about. Everyone knew that the relationship between Daisy and Gatsby was wrong, but now it is finally recognized as something that should not be done. In the beginning, Nick had faith in Gatsby, but at the end of the chapter, Nick seems to hate him. The confrontation between Gatsby and Tom causes the views of all the main characters to change.
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