while Gatsby and Daisy finally seem to be together, falling back into the old friendship that they used to have, I still wonder sometimes if this was the level that they knew each other before, or if this is simply an expression of the years between them. Tom, no doubt, will be furious if (when) he finds out, because there are appearances to keep up no secrets in this town; but on the inside, he won't really care. from day one, Daisy and Tom's marriage has struggled. anyone could see that. this is the first time that I see that both of them do have depth and complexity, it was hidden for a long time as they waited for each other. (persons 1, 2, 3; event 1)
and I'm stuck between the feeling of being happy for them and feeling like I just lost two of the only people will talk to me in this town. for them, it's like they're in their own little world now, and as I walked out and down the stairs that night, it no longer includes me.
it's Jordan Baker that I'm still not sure about. even through the things that she has told me give me insight, and they appear to be true, I suspect that there is more to her than I, or many other people can see. the pages that are taken up by the story that she tells in chapter four explain more of Daisy's story, the classic story of growing up and a life in the city. Jordan is tainted by the rumors that I have heard, and all of this makes me suspicious that everyone is lying to me in some form or another. (person 4; event 2)
in the restaurant, Wolfsheim has the appearance of someone who is up to no good, but I'm convinced that he is really just a weirdo, whose connections and speaking style are odd but unimportant, no matter what my conscious might say to me. (event 3)
finally,
[to be finished later]
