This is the most important chapter throughout the book. The plot escalates dramatically throughout the entirety of this chapter. The reader can observe in chapter 7, that the tension between Gatsby and Tom escalates. Many occurrences throughout the scene have a sort of awkward tension between the two. Tom is suspicious of Gatsby's and Daisy's rekindled love for each other, but his suspicions become accurate when Gatsby meets Daisy's baby. Daisy seems somewhat uninterested in her child, almost as if the baby reminds her of regretful love with Tom. However, Gatsby's face lights up in admiration for the baby, completely different from Daisy's attitude towards her own child. Daisy admits her love for Gatsby, and Gatsby is has a passionate look on his face when they decide to go out to the city together. Gatsby and Tom continuously argue and degrade each other. Tom claiming that "Gatsby never went to Oxford", and Gatsby claiming that "Daisy never loved Tom". Towards the end of the chapter, a report of an accident is mentioned. Apparently, Myrtle was hit by a car in the Valley of Ashes. Daisy was driving the vehicle, but Gatsby claimed the responsibility instead. One can infer that Tom purposefully sent out that car so that Myrtle can be hit, so this way he wouldn't feel as guilty for cheating on Daisy with Myrtle. Because hey, the way to get rid of your problems is to get rid of the person "causing" it right? Tom's aggressiveness and cruelty is shown with his actions in this scene, along with his superiority.
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