Blog Entry #10
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Chapter seven is the climax of
the novel. Tom discovers Gatsby’s love affair with Daisy. On the other hand,
Tom found out some interesting things about Gatsby in his small investigation, “
‘That, drug-store business was just small change,’ continued Tom slowly, ‘but
you’ve got something on now that Walter’s afraid to tell me about,’ ”
(Fitzgerald, 134). Tom tells Daisy, Nick, and Jordan that Gatsby is a bootlegger
involved in a large business. This sudden revealing of the truth in the heat of
the moment reminded me of multiple spy movies. In these classics, the spy has
to reveal to his wife or girlfriend that he kills people for a living. As a
result, their companion feels shocked and betrayed because they were lied to.
They also feel conflicted because they love a person who commits crimes for a
living. Daisy probably felt the same way when the truth was revealed about
Gatsby. On the contrary, being a professional spy is much more appealing than being a bootlegger.
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