How Does Daisy Change In The Great Gatsby

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I concur with your post. Thanks for introducing the fact that both Gatsby and Daisy give the reader the impression that they are both under stress and pressure. The relationship reaches a point where it becomes unsustainable in chapter VII. Daisy’s difficult situation tips and becomes a nightmare. She loves money, and both men have it. Therefore, she must decide on going with her first love or staying with her family. This decision would be difficult, but Gatsby’ situation is not better. Gatsby will most likely lose all that he has worked for because Daisy and Tom be together and working out their futures at the end of chapter VII. The relationship between Tom and Jay reached a boiling point; since everyone knows the truth, the secretive relationship

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