December 4, 2007

The next two chapters have by far been the best chapters that I have read so far! We start off by finding out that Gatsby has fired all of his staff because of them gossiping about him. Daisy calls Gatsby and decide about to get together the next day, which is by far the hottest day of the summer. I interperated the heat as the tension that is building up between Daisy and Jay. It also symbolizes that something bad could soon happen. Jay and Nick arrive at the Buchanan's house with Jordan and Daisy powdered and sitting on the sofa. Tom is in the hallway talking quietly to Myrtle. He joins them in the living room and Daisy insists that he get them drinks. When he leaves, Daisy immediately kisses Jay. After eating lunch, they go to the city. Jay, Jordan and Nick ride in Tom's car and Jay and Daisy take Gatsby's car.
They soon drive by Dr. Eckelburgs everlasting stare and get gasoline at Wilson's shop. Wilson notices that he is driving a yellow car which is important to the rest of the next few chapters. Tom pays for the gas and leaves. Later on, they arrive at a suite at the Plaza Hotel and start to talk. But talk soon turned to argument. It started with Tom trying to disprove that he is an Oxford man. He has done his research and knows somewhat is going on. Then things get more heated between Tom and Jay, with Jay saying that Daisy has never loved Tom and never will, but Tom deeply denies it.
After the confrentation that I have been expecting, Daisy and Jay start back to West Egg, with Daisy driving. She is very tense with what has just gone on so Jay lets her drive to take some steam off. As they approach the valley of ashes, Myrtle dashes out into the street because she needs to talk to Daisy (I think), but instead of pulling over, she hits her, killing her instantly. Now this is the turning point in the story to me, because it really takes a drastic turn from here.
In chapter 7, we find Wilson and Michaelis sitting in Wilson's shop. All he does is mutter for hours. Then something interesting happens. He tells Michaelis that there is a leash in the drawer. He connects the leash with a man that is cheating with his wife, which would be the man in the yellow car, which was Gatsby. If I was Wilson, I would probably think the same thing for a couple reasons. First, he knows Tom and would probably expect him to be the last person for he to be cheating with. Second, he vividly saw Gatsby in the car and thinks that he is cheating with her. He also says that God is always watching. He says 'God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me but you can't fool God!'
So at the end of the chapter, we find that Gatsby is going to his pool. His chauffer hears the shots, but thinks nothing of it. Nick comes over and they make the connection. The four of them go to the back and find that Gatsby has been killed. He leaves him floating on a mattress with a circle of bloody water surrounding him. The chauffer sees Wilson in the distance in the grass, and his job has been complete.