The Great Gatsby- Chapter 7: Pg. 113-145

Summary

• In the beginning of this chapter, Nick talks with Gatsby and then gets invited over to the Buchanan's house for lunch.  When they arrive there, we finally get to meet Daisy's daughter Pammy only for a brief second and then Tom decides to make everyone go to town to the Plaza Hotel.  On the way, Tom, Jordan, and Nick stop for gas at Wilson's place and we learn that Myrtle wants to move West and Tom is surprised.  When they all arrive at the Plaza Hotel, Gatsby tells Tom that Daisy never loved him and then there is a huge argument when Tom brings up how Gatsby got all his money through selling grain alcohol at his drug store with Wolfsheim. Gatsby becomes silent and leaves with Daisy, who is very upset, back to her house in East Egg, but on the way home, Daisy decides to drive and runs Myrtle over by accident, killing her.  Tom, Jordan, and Nick stop at Wilson's business to see why there is so many people crowded around his place and Tom starts to tear a little bit when he finds out that Myrtle is dead.  When Tom, Jordan, and Nick get back to Tom's house, Nick finds Gatsby outside and learns that Daisy ran Myrtle over and not Gatsby, however Gatsby is going to take the blame.
• George Wilson 
• Quote: "He found George Wilson, sick in his office-really sick, pale as his own pale hair and shaking all over."
• Description:  Hard working, actually loves and cares about his wife Myrtle, grey color tone, pale hair, pale blue eyes, over all he is a good caring person but it does not seem like he will stand up for himself, spiritless person, handsome, poor
• George is in this novel because he is one of the only honest people in this book.  He works hard for his money even though he is poor, but he loves his wife because of who she is, not because she is an object like how Tom treats his women.  Even though George is honest, he is weak because he cannot stand up for himself and lets Tom run all over him.  George also shows a contrast between him and Tom.  George allows us to see how money can ruin and shape people like Tom.  "Michaelis advised him to go to bed, but Wilson refused, saying that he'd miss a lot of business if he did."  This illustrates how George is putting his heart into his work so he can raise enough money to take Myrtle West and that he wants her to be happy.  It also displays how he is ridiculously sick but he is still tying to make money to provide for Myrtle and him.  
• Quote that stood out: "Oh, you want too much! I love you now isn't that enough? I can't help what's past.  I did love him once-but I loved you too."
• This stood out because it illustrates how Gatsby really wants to just erase the present and live how they were in the past before Daisy met Tom.  We also talked a lot in class about this so it really just popped out at me because Gatsby is asking her to basically forget five years of her life when she clearly had feelings for Tom at some point in their marriage even though he cheats on her.  Tom even says that there are some things that have happened between Daisy and Tom that they will never forget.  This also just shows how Gatsby already has her, but wants even more.  When Daisy is talking, we can even see that Gatsby is forcing her to say what she is saying because there is always a "hesitation" or "with a visible effort" after everything she says to Tom.