What was Tom's position about Daisy in The Great Gatsby?

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After watching this movie twice, I'm still unsure if the movie was trying to say, whether Tom loves Daisy or not.

There are several mentions that are in conflict.

  1. Tom was somewhere else when their daughter was born (Negative)
  2. He is mad at Myrtle and slaps her when she is shouting Daisy's name in the party (Positive)
  3. Tom dates Myrtle while claiming to love Daisy (Negative)
  4. Catherine mentions that none of them (Tom & Myrtle) can't stand their spouses (Negative)
  5. Tom starts to almost weep when Daisy said she never loved her (Positive)
  6. He is just watching when Jay is kissing her wife and wants to speak to her alone (Negative)

And so many more.

So, what was his position about Daisy? Did he really love her or was he just playing a role to keep her out of Gatsby's reach?



Best Answer

Yes. I think he did love her. As he said in his own words

Daisy loved me ...when she married me...and she loves me now.

She does. And what's more, I love Daisy too

I love you, Daisy. Now, once in a while...I go off on a spree. I always come back. And in my heart I love her all the time.

The way I see it, all the "Negatives" was because of his personality and how he is. He's the prime example of "old money", He's very confident (Was always sure that Daisy will never leave him), self entitled and a person who don't care about what other feel or if they'll got hurt.

Here's a description to him and Daisy from the words of Nick Carraway:

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy. They smashed up things and people...and then retreated back into their money and their...vast carelessness.




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What does Tom say about Daisy?

He confronts Gatsby about his love for Daisy. Gatsby, refusing to be intimidated, tells Tom "Your wife doesn't love you . . . She's never loved you. She loves me." Tom, in disbelief, turns to Daisy for confirmation. Daisy, however, cannot honestly admit she never loved Tom.

What does Tom say to Daisy about Gatsby?

Tom asks Gatsby about his intentions for Daisy, and Gatsby replies that Daisy loves him, not Tom. Tom claims that he and Daisy have a history that Gatsby could not possibly understand. He then accuses Gatsby of running a bootlegging operation.

What did Tom do to Daisy in The Great Gatsby?

Daisy's very much in love with him at first. But just after their South Seas honeymoon is over, he cheats on her with a maid at the Santa Barbara hotel they're staying at, beginning a pattern of infidelity that we see continued in the novel (4.143).



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