Tom+&+Daisy

=Tom & Daisy=


 * As we explore the value of relationships in //The Great Gatsby//, one must ask one's self: what is the binding force that keeps the pivotal relationships of the story together? Are the feelings that the characters have for each other genuine? For example: does Gatsby truly love Daisy, and vice versa? Or does everyone have his or her own ulterior, self-serving motive within the relationship? And if so, what kind of message do these relationships then serve to portray? The purpose of this particular wiki page is to help explore these questions, using the passage analyses students have written on the topic. **
 * Spain10: ** I think its clear throughout the novel that Tom and Daisy do not have genuine feelings for each other. As Nick states in the book, they are creatures that make a mess then move on. And isn't this made obvious through the mess created by each character's relationships with Myrtle and Gatsby? They both up and leave when they see that they can't undo whats happened. I think the ulterior motive here is Tom's idealisation of the American dream; he had money, the lifestyle, so in affect he wanted to have the woman too. Daisy, I suppose, was lonely and isolated during Gatsby's absence so took the opportunity that Tom offered. Tom was, and is, to her a safe place. She will never have to worry about money or lifestyle whilst with him, at the expense that Tom holds all the power and can do what he likes.

And so, it is clear that Tom and Daisy fell into a relationship of convenience, based on false and shallow emotions, and both with ulterior motives of their own.