RR # 11

pages 119- 135
7/15/10

I left off while the Buchanans were sitting down to eat with their friends. As they sat and chit chatted like most days things began to take a turn for the worst. When Tom saw Daisy mouth the words "I love you" to Gatsby I was astonished that he didn't act out more. I was angry with Daisy for making such a careless mistake. Instead of having having Tom claim what he had just witnessed, Fitzgerald lets the problem ride out as long as he can. When they finally listen to Tom and decide to go to town, Daisy insists she ride alone with Gatsby. It is extremely entertaining to read about the trip into town and how the men raced.Along with the gas station stop and how Myrtle mistakened Jordan as the wife of Tom. The fact that they stopped at that station was just one more thing Fitzgerald usedto tie the story together and to its end. I was almost confused as to why they would rent a hotel room just to relax and talk, they could have done that at home. I had to remind myself Fitzgerald was writing this in the 1920's. In order to keep the reader curious, F. Scott decided to wait until the hotel room to bring up the issue of the couple. The argument between Gatsby and Tom was ridiculous. I was taken back when Daisy told Tom she had always loved Gatsby. Even more so I was baffled when she started taking back her word and saying that she did indeed love Tom also. Nothing was actually solved at the hotel. When Daisy and Gatsby left the hotel, I couldn't believe that was the way Fitzgerald wanted to end the book.