Activity 37: Thinking Critically - Inside Daisy's Mind After Tom tells the group that his investigation has revealed that Gatsby is an associate of
Meyer Wolfsheim and that his money comes from illegal activities, Gatsby tries to explain.
He began to talk excitedly to Daisy, denying everything, defending his name against
accusations that had not been made. But with every word she was drawing further and
further into herself, so he gave that up, and only the dead dream fought on as the
afternoon slipped away, trying to touch what was no longer tangible, struggling
unhappily, undespairingly, toward that lost voice across the room.
The voice begged again to go.
"Please, Tom! I can't stand this anymore."
Her frightened eyes told that whatever intentions, whatever courage she had had, were
definitely gone. (134-35)
Does money triumph over love? Or is it that honest money triumphs over illegal money?
What is going on in Daisy's head? (triumph - achieve a victory; be successful)