For some reason, I found the awkward encounter between Gatsby and Tom to be a little amusing in The Great Gatsby. Gatsby insistence on randomly bringing up Daisy made me laugh as Fitzgerald wrote, "'I know your wife,' continued Gatsby, almost aggressively (102)." Tom just nonchalantly ignores this and moves on to talk to Nick. Tom obviously does not see Gatsby as threatening towards his relationship with his wife. Little does he know, Gatsby seems to be the kind of guy that gets what he wants.
Things got a little more weird when Daisy and Tom attended one of Gatsby's parties. I seriously got confused when Daisy said she would kiss Nick. This better not be more cousinly attraction. Tom only liked the part of the party where he went and flirted with another girl although he said Daisy should not be allowed to run around town. Tom seems to have some weird morals if he feels he has the right to have a mistress and still have the right to be married to a faithful wife. Gatsby yet again gets called to the phone. Something is going on, and I hope to find out what.
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