Great Gatsby: Chapter 7

Question 1

Summary

Answer 1

• Daisy is now part of Gatsby’s life and Gatsby no longer has to hold lavish parties in the hopes of attracting her attention
• Gatsby dismisses all his staff and servants to prevent gossip
• Daisy invites Nick and Gatsby over for lunch
• Daisy kisses Gatsby when Tom is out of the room
• Tom realised that there’s something going on between Gatsby and Daisy
• Tom is outraged
• Tom agrees to go to the city, as Daisy suggested
• Tom insists on driving Gatsby’s yellow car
• Tom stops at Wilson’s garage as the car is low on fuel
• He learns that Wilson has found out that Myrtle is having an affair and plans to get out of town w Myrtle
• Myrtle has been locked upstairs by Wilson
• Myrtle sees Jordan Baker in the car and is insanely jealous, thinking that it is Tom’s wife
• Daisy, Tom, Nick, Jordan and Gatsby rent a suite in the Plaza Hotel
• Tom verbally attacks Gatsby, questioning about his past and his involvement w Daisy
• Gatsby stands up to Tom, saying Daisy loves him and never loved Tom
• Gatsby makes Daisy say the same thing but she says it without complete sincerity
• She confesses that she loved Tom in the past and asks Gatsby why it’s not good enough that she loves him now
• Daisy is unwilling to leave Tom because of the status and security he offers her
• Daisy drives Gatsby’s car back
• Myrtle sees the car and runs towards it, thinking Tom is inside
• Daisy hits Myrtle and keeps on driving, despite Gatsby trying to make her stop
• Gatsby decides he will take the blame for Myrtle’s death
• Tom learns that Myrtle had been killed by a yellow car
• Tom believes it was Gatsby that killed Myrtle and kept on driving