The Great Gatsby
...r that is it acceptable for him to be immoral and go off on “sprees”. His copious amount of money is what actually allows him to get away with cheating on Daisy. The narrator begins to talk about the carelessness of the couple. This occurs when Nick confronts Tom about Gatsby’s death. He says, “It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money…” (Fitzgerald, 188) Tom lives in a wild or “confused” nature. He has insane amounts of emotion and it causes problems for others. His large amounts of money are what keep him safe. Readers can see that due to Tom’s great amount of wealth, there is a sure loss of moral behavior. As readers will notice, Daisy’s motives for staying with her husband Tom are purely based on her need for Tom’s riches. When readers revert back to the climax of the novel, they will understand Daisy’s role in the argument. During the engagement, Daisy admits her absence of love for Tom, but quickly realizes the problem that would arise if she were to continue. She says, “you’re revolting [Tom] … Why, - how could I love him - possibly? [Gatsby says] ‘…You never loved him...’ She hesitated. Her eyes fell on Jordan and me with a sort of appeal, as though she realized at last what she was doing – and as though she had never, all along, intended doing anything at all…” (Fitzgerald, 139) Her emotion towards Tom is purely negative, that is why she renounces her love for him. However, the corruption of Tom’s money is so powerful, she quickly changes her tone before she has to face the inevitable consequences. Daisy had earlier gone to Gatsby’s house by invitation from Nick. Stress and old feelings are strung tightly and both Gatsby and Daisy are embarrassed to see each other after so long. Daisy can not control herself and has an emotional outburst over some of Gatsby’s shirts. Nick says, “Suddenly with a strained sound Daisy bent her head into the shirts and began to cry stormily. ‘They’re such beautiful shirts,’ she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. “It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such – such beautiful shirts before.” Readers are aware that her emotional outburst has absolutely nothing to do ...