Quotes
“She’s got an indiscreet voice I remarked, its full of, I hesitated. It's full of money he said suddenly. That was it. I'd never understood it before.It was full of money-that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals' song of it... High in White palace the kings daughter, the golden girl” (Fitzgerald, 120).
Character Revelation
This comment by Jay Gatsby is a small, yet significant piece of information. It enables the reader to understand that Jay is critical of Daisy, and not so blinded by a curtain of love and obsession that he is naive. His ability to perceive this aspect of Daisy's personality explains why he dedicated so much of his life to gaining wealth, and went to such an extent to do so.
Pathos
Jay says this in such a way as to explain his whole difficulty in achieving his goal of marrying Daisy. It is due to this voice full of money that a man such as him could not afford as a soldier, that we learn to be the reason for his loneliness now. The reader can now really sympathize with Gatsby and understand his pain of continually trying and failing to attain the golden girl, until now.
Character Revelation
This comment by Jay Gatsby is a small, yet significant piece of information. It enables the reader to understand that Jay is critical of Daisy, and not so blinded by a curtain of love and obsession that he is naive. His ability to perceive this aspect of Daisy's personality explains why he dedicated so much of his life to gaining wealth, and went to such an extent to do so.
Pathos
Jay says this in such a way as to explain his whole difficulty in achieving his goal of marrying Daisy. It is due to this voice full of money that a man such as him could not afford as a soldier, that we learn to be the reason for his loneliness now. The reader can now really sympathize with Gatsby and understand his pain of continually trying and failing to attain the golden girl, until now.
"She never loved you, do you hear? She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved any one except me" (130).
Themes: The American Dream and Class
Gatsby was the man who says this at the Plaza hotel during his day in New York with Daisy,Jordan,Nick, and Tom. He tells Tom that Daisy has never loved him and that Daisy only loves him, Gatsby. The idea that Daisy does not love Tom, thrills and propels Gatsby's American dream forward and will complete his quest to win her over . At this moment in the novel, the only piece that can erase the past 5 years is for Daisy to say to Tom "I never loved you", so that her and Jay can elope.
Daisy can fulfill Gatsby's dream of having a perfect life, as well as erase a part of him that he has longed to get rid of, his low class status. Daisy can single handedly create Gatsby into an upper-class-men. Mr. Jay Gatsby believes that Daisy only married Tom for his wealth and social status, instead of because of love. He admits that he was poor and low class, but now that he is rich, he can wed her just as he should have 4 years ago in Louisville. It has been that drive to achieve wealth and a higher status that keeps his American dream alive of being high class-just like Daisy.
Plot advances and complicates
With Gatsby challenging Tom's love for Daisy , there will definitely be a strong rebuttal. The plot advances as this is the beginning of the climax of the novel. Gatsby and Tom get into a verbal confrontation as to who Daisy truly loves. Gatsby asks Daisy to tell Tom she never loved him, but she can not full-heartedly, "even alone, [she] cannot say [she] never loved Tom"(133). Tom knows that he has won and Gatsby's dream has been shattered by reality.
Themes: The American Dream and Class
Gatsby was the man who says this at the Plaza hotel during his day in New York with Daisy,Jordan,Nick, and Tom. He tells Tom that Daisy has never loved him and that Daisy only loves him, Gatsby. The idea that Daisy does not love Tom, thrills and propels Gatsby's American dream forward and will complete his quest to win her over . At this moment in the novel, the only piece that can erase the past 5 years is for Daisy to say to Tom "I never loved you", so that her and Jay can elope.
Daisy can fulfill Gatsby's dream of having a perfect life, as well as erase a part of him that he has longed to get rid of, his low class status. Daisy can single handedly create Gatsby into an upper-class-men. Mr. Jay Gatsby believes that Daisy only married Tom for his wealth and social status, instead of because of love. He admits that he was poor and low class, but now that he is rich, he can wed her just as he should have 4 years ago in Louisville. It has been that drive to achieve wealth and a higher status that keeps his American dream alive of being high class-just like Daisy.
Plot advances and complicates
With Gatsby challenging Tom's love for Daisy , there will definitely be a strong rebuttal. The plot advances as this is the beginning of the climax of the novel. Gatsby and Tom get into a verbal confrontation as to who Daisy truly loves. Gatsby asks Daisy to tell Tom she never loved him, but she can not full-heartedly, "even alone, [she] cannot say [she] never loved Tom"(133). Tom knows that he has won and Gatsby's dream has been shattered by reality.