In chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby, Tom is starting to
figure out that there might be something going on between Daisy and Gatsby. When Gatsby
throws a party Tom and Daisy decide to join. This is ironic because Tom is at a party in
West Egg, not his usual place. He is from East Egg and looks down upon the people who
live in West Egg, but he goes to the party anyway.
Tom goes
to the party to keep an eye on Daisy. He wants to see how she acts around Gatsby. He is
not impressed by the party. He has negative remarks about the decorations and
everything. Daisy, herself, seems to be having a bad time. Tom wants to discredit Gatsby
in Daisy's eyes, so after hearing the bootlegging rumor, he tells Daisy that Gatsby made
his money from bootlegging. Daisy is quick to jump to Gatsby's defense, saying that he
has make his money from a chain of drugstores his family had. What is ironic about this
is that Nick has found out the truth of who Gatsby really
is.
Nick knows the whole background of Gatsby and Daisy. He
is keeping it to himself for now, but there is some truth to what Tom is saying.
Although Tom is having an affair of his own, he doesn't want Daisy to betray him. That
would be the end to the facade that he has what everybody else wants, a good marriage to
a wealthy woman and all the money he could ever want. The real tragedy is just
beginning.
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