The Relationship Between Tom And Daisy In The Great Gatsby

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Fitzgerald portrays Tom and Daisy’s marriage as unstable by telling about a dinner between Tom, Daisy, Nick and Jordan. At the table Daisy makes a snide remark towards Tom, saying “Tom’s getting very profound, he reads deep books with long words in them. What was that one word we-”. What Daisy says can be seen as a compliment, but she makes it into a sarcastic reply. This suggests that she would like to hurt Tom as much as he has hurt her. A few pages later explains why Daisy is so unhappy with Tom “The telephone rang inside, startlingly, and as Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects, vanished into air.”. Tom’s phone calls from his mistress agitates both Tom and Daisy. This makes the dinner awkward

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