Abstract - Nick goes to eat lunch with Tom and Daisy one afternoon and Gatsby and Jordan go, too. During the afternoon, Gatsby and Daisy hardly try to conceal their feelings toward each other, and Tom notices. Daisy suggests they all go to the city, and on their way they stop to get gas. Myrtle's husband has found out that she's been cheating on him and he plans to move her west. She was locked up in her room when they stopped for gas. Once they get to the city, they get a hotel suite due to the extreme heat. Gatsby and Tom get into an altercation and Gatsby tells Tom that Daisy loves him, not Tom. Daisy feels herself growing closer to Tom during the fight. On the drive home, Daisy hit a woman (Myrtle,) killing her. Gatsby waits outside Tom and Daisy's house for Nick, and explains what happens and says he'll take the blame. He sends Nick to check on Daisy, and it seems that she and Tom have made up.
Response -
The first true confrontation between Tom and Gatsby finally comes up, but it's like nothing is solved by it. Tom still feels superior to Gatsby, Gatsby still feels insecurities about Daisy's love for him, and Daisy is still somewhat confused about who she wants to be with. I didn't understand why Daisy wasn't more phased by killing someone, whether it was by accident or not. She's extremely willing to let Gatsby take the fall for her, and it seems uncharacteristic of her.
Questions -
Does Daisy realize that she set Gatsby up at the end of the chapter by leaving him to take the blame for killing Myrtle, and reconciling with Tom?
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