"Notes on The Great Gatsby" chapter 7.

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Chapter 7: Gatsby ends all of his parties (which were set primarily to impress Daisy). He also fires his servants, in order to prevent gossip and replaces them with people that are connected to Meyer Wolfshiem. Nick joins Tom and Daisy in East Egg for lunch and finds Gatsby and Jordan there. Gatsby discovers that Daisy has a daughter and is stunned. Gatsby and Daisy cannot hide their love for one another. As Tom leaves the room, Daisy approaches Gatsby and kisses him.Tom discovers the emotions shared between Daisy and Gatsby as Gatsby stares passionately at Daisy at the table. They all decide to go to New
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York City due to boredom. Nick rides with Jordan and Tom, whereas Gatsby and Daisy ride together in Tom’s car. When travelling to New York City, Tom stops at Wilson’s garage and learns that Wilson has discovered his wife’s unfaithfulness; however Wilson does not know who the lover is and plans to move her to the West. Conflict between Tom and Gatsby is made open and their confrontation over Daisy brings to the surface the troubling features of both characters. - Tom accuses Gatsby of lying about attending Oxford and asks about his intentions for Daisy. This causes conflict as ...

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