Chapter+7

= __Summary __ = Gatsby stops having parties and fires all of his servants. Nick goes to Tom and Daisy's for dinner and is suprised to see Jordan and Gatsby there. Because of their actions toward eachother Tom becomes certain of Gatsby and Daisy's affair. The whole party takes a trip to New York. They get a suite in a hotel and Tom begins mocking Gatsby and confronts him. Daisy sides with Tom. This awkward confrontation makes the group decide to go home. Daisy and Gatsby ride back together and become quite aways ahead of Tom, Daisy, and Nick. Tom, Jordan, and Nick see a car crash on their way home. Tom thinks Gatsby was driving and got in a hit and run with the vehicle they spotted, whose driver, Myrtle Wilson, was killed. Daisy was the actual driver of the car. Gatsby keeps quiet to protect Daisy.

__ Unfamiliar vocab __
dilatory- tending to delay or procrastinate [|dilatory definition] precipitately- quickly, hastily, or suddenly [|precipitately definition] portentous-momentous, marvelous, or amazing [|portentous definition]

__ Reflection to time period/author's life __
This shows that Fitzgerald believes what he previously had talked about with the new rich mixing in with the old rich can't happen. American society hates change and strays from it. The fact that Gatsby was trying to start a mix between the two groups presented a threat of change to Tom. he falsely accused Gatsby of many things. Daisy who was also intimidated took Toms side for the same reasons.

__ Common Themes __
The theme of chapter 7 is the concept of chivalry and the power of love. Love makes people do things that would seem unrationale or foolish in a normal state of mind. However, love causes people to react on emotions rather tha logic and reasoning. An example of how love effects people's thought process is the way Gatsby risks life or limb to protect the woman he loves. Nick bumps into Gatsby, who is there making sure that everything is alright with Daisy,outside of the Buchannans' house. He is standing guard to make sure that Tom does not try to hurt Daisy, and if he does Daisy will warn him by turning the light in her room off and on. Gatsby displays a sense of chivalry by standing vigil all night. The power of love in this chapter is proven because Gatsby decides to take the blame for the death of Myrtle Wilson, though in actuality it was Daisy who was driving. His decision to take the blame for Myrtle's death is extremely chivalrous, yet also very foolish. It shows that the power of love can cause people to do things that are irrational and absurd in a regular state of mind.

=  ____ __ C o l o r __ ____   = -"Slowly the white wings of the boat moved against the blue cool limit of the sky." p 118. The color white symbolizes purity and honor in the novel. Although this trait is rather rare in the characters it does appear occasionally. The tiny sailboat in the enormous bay signifies the lack of purity and honor in the novel because the purity that the sailboat represents is scarce in the society that Fitzgerald lives in. - "High in a white palace the king's daughter, the golden girl..." p 120 This quote uses two colors juxtaposed next to each other to create a sarcastic statement. The white signifies purity and honor, and uses the phrase 'king's daughter to expand on this idea. This is ironic because Daisy is having an affair with Gatsby. The gold represents wealth and prosperity. Describing Daisy as "golden" supports the idea the she is money driven and spoiled.

= __ **Marxist/Feminist View** __ = From a feminist viewpoint it was good that Gatsby let Daisy drive the car. It was also positive that Gatsby took the blame for Daisy and made sure she was alright before he slept that night. From a marxist point of view, it was negative that Tom charges into the scene as if he owned the place, pushing people aside with no regard to who they really are. His selfishness and thoughts that he was had rights over everyone else as if he was a king, were clearly shown in this tragedy.