Chapter 7 (GG)

Nick starts this chapter off by telling us that Gatsby stopped throwing parties to get Daisy's attention and fired all of his servants because they gossiped, then hired men close to Wolfsheim. One day, the hottest day of the summer, Nick goes over to the Buchanan's house and Gatsby is there too. They all talk about how hot it is and what they should do and Daisy's daughter makes a brief appearance. Gatsby and Daisy can't stop looking at each other lovingly and complimenting each other... and Tom finally figures out what is going on between them. They decide to go to New York to pass the time. Tom and Gatsby bicker on which car they should take, so Daisy ends up riding with Gatsby in Tom's car while Tom drives Gatsby's with Nick and Jordan. Gatsby didn't have a lot of gas, so Tom has to stop at Wilson's garage to buy gas. Wilson tells them that he and Myrtle are going to go West and Tom figures out that Wilson found out about Myrtle cheating, but he doesn't know it was with Tom. The group gets to New York, where they rent a suite in a hotel and Tom and Gatsby end up quarreling over Daisy. Tom makes fun of Gatsby for always saying 'old sport' and calls him a bootlegger, since he owns drugstores and most likely sells alcohol over the counter. He also corners Gatsby about going to Oxford and Gatsby says he can't call himself an Oxford man because he only went for 5 months after the war. Gatsby retaliates by saying Daisy never loved him and Daisy agrees, but then realizes that being with Tom for 5 years, she can't ever say she never loved him... but she loves Gatsby too. Tom sends Daisy home with Gatsby in G's car and Tom, Jordan, and Nick stay for a short while. At that time Nick realizes that it's his 30th birthday. On G & D's way home, near the valley of ashes, Daisy was driving and Myrtle ran into the road. Daisy didn't know what to do and ended up hitting her straight on, killing her instantly and not stopping to see if she was alright. When Tom & Co. were heading back to East Egg, they see the commotion, and stop. They figure out who was hit and a greek man tells the crowd that a yellow car, Gatsby's car hit Myrtle. Tom thinks its Gatsby and he is mad/way sad. Wilson is way out of it too. From Wilson's shop, the trip was silent and Tom cried. They get to the Buchanan's house, and Tom calls for a cab for Nick. While Nick was waiting for it in the driveway, Gatsby calls out to him from the bushes and tells Nick his side of the story, also informing Nick that he was staying there until he knows Tom isn't going to hit Daisy for being reckless/with Gatsby. Nick goes to investigate and sees through a window that Tom and Daisy aren't fighting at all in the kitchen, so Nick tells Gatsby this, but he doesn't really believe Nick. So Nick leaves him there and goes home in the cab.

Response- Drama filled chapter!! It's amazing that Tom finally figured out the Gatsby/Daisy affair and same with Wilson finding out about his cheating wife. Too bad she got hit by a car, right?

Question- Will Wilson ever realize that it was Tom who was fooling around with Myrtle?!

Sorry this one is so long, but the chapter was 35 pages full of action! :)