Great Divide
The Great Divide
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, Daisy is torn between two men, Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan. Jay being her past lover and Tom her husband. Although both these men had many in common, including being in love with the same woman, they had there share of differences.
To begin with, their similarities. Tom and Jay are both very similar in the way they think and act. In chapter eight when the confrontation occurs at the Hotel Plaza, both men act very conceited towards each other. They both had the thought that Daisys heart was full of love for themselves, and only themselves. Such as in the beginning of the argument Jay thought that Daisy had gone to his side, and was going to break up with Tom for him. He made her admit that she never loved Tom. After Daisy told Tom how she thought she felt, Tom knew that she did not mean it and felt that she was still in love with him. To show how vain he was he told Daisy, "You two start on home Daisy, in......
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