Why did Daisy marry Tom and not Gatsby?

Even though she was still in love with Gatsby, Daisy most likely married Tom because she knew he could provide her with more material comforts.
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Why does Daisy not end up with Gatsby?

Eventually, Gatsby won Daisy's heart, and they made love before Gatsby left to fight in the war. Daisy promised to wait for Gatsby, but in 1919 she chose instead to marry Tom Buchanan, a young man from a solid, aristocratic family who could promise her a wealthy lifestyle and who had the support of her parents.
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Why did Daisy marry Tom when Gatsby left?

She went out with more soldiers from Camp Taylor. Then she met Tom Buchanan and was flattered by him and his position. She was motivated to get married and Tom came from a similar and good background with money and position. This tells us that Daisy was more shallow and just wanted to get married.
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What is wrong with Tom and Daisy's marriage?

The relationship between Tom and Daisy is built more on money rather than love, however, there is little bits of love. Daisy marries Tom because of his wealth, but throughout their relationship she does, fall in love with Tom at least once.
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Would Daisy have married Gatsby?

Theme Of Daisy Selfish In The Great Gatsby

So instead she ended up marrying Tom, who was very wealthy and would be able to provide Daisy a luxurious lifestyle. But Gatsby truly believed in his heart that Daisy would leave Tom now that Gatsby is wealthy.
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Why did Daisy marry Tom instead of waiting for Gatsby?



Why did Tom and Daisy not divorce?

Myrtle believes that the only reason Tom will not divorce Daisy is because Daisy is Catholic. But we learn that Tom's feelings for Myrtle are far less intense than he has led her to believe and that social pressure prevents him from ever leaving Daisy, who comes from a similar upper-class background.
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Is Nick in love with Daisy?

Gatsby takes a liking to Nick, and confesses to him that he has been in love with Daisy since before the war and that his extravagant lifestyle is just an attempt to impress her.
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Does Daisy love Tom or Gatsby?

Although Daisy may have loved Gatsby once, she does not love him more than the wealth, status, and freedom that she has with Tom.
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What do we learn about Tom and Daisy's marriage?

Daisy and Tom Marriage Analysis

Despite so many troubles, for Tom and Daisy, their marriage guarantees their continued membership in the exclusive world of the old money rich. In other words, class is a much stronger bond than love in the novel. Tom and Daisy somehow end the novel with a stronger marriage!
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Is Gatsby in love or obsessed with Daisy?

In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby is obsessed with Daisy Buchanan, he is clinging to the past, desperately trying to relive the romance of his youth. His obsession is demonstrated on multiple occasions throughout the novel.
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WHO calls Gatsby before he died?

In both book and movie, Gatsby is waiting for a phone call from Daisy, but in the film, Nick calls, and Gatsby gets out of the pool when he hears the phone ring. He's then shot, and he dies believing that Daisy was going to ditch Tom and go way with him.
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Who arrives 3 days after Gatsby's death?

Three days after Gatsby's death, a telegram arrives from his father, Henry C. Gatz.
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Did Gatsby sleep with Daisy?

He knew that since he was poor, he shouldn't really have been wooing her, but he slept with her anyway, under the false pretenses that he and she were in the same social class. Gatsby realized that he was in love with Daisy and was surprised to see that Daisy fell in love with him too.
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Why did Jay and Daisy break up?

Daisy didn't understand why he didn't return directly and, over time, her interest began to wane until she eventually broke off their relationship. Moving back to the present, Gatsby and Nick continue their discussion of Daisy and how Gatsby had gone to Louisville to find her upon his return to the United States.
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Was Daisy the villain in The Great Gatsby?

Daisy "Fay" Buchanan is the villainous tritagonist in The Great Gatsby. She symbolizes the amoral values of the aristocratic East Egg and was partially inspired by Fitzgerald's wife Zelda Fitzgerald.
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Why is Daisy Buchanan the worst character?

She is often considered callous, spoilt and heartless for her pursuit of wealth and her abandonment of Jay Gatsby. However, perhaps this is an unfair judgement, and she is simply a victim of her situation and the materialistic world she lives in.
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Why does Tom realize his wife?

What causes Tom to realize that his wife has been having an affair with Gatsby? Tom witnesses a moment between Daisy and Gatsby. "You always look so cool." and "She told him that she loved him and Tom saw." What does Gatsby understand about Daisy's voice that Nick does not?
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How does Daisy feel about Tom cheating?

The cowardice exhibited by Daisy Buchanan shows that Fitzgerald's attitude towards Daisy getting cheated on was that it is okay because he has money and that is why she wants to stay. On one hand, the reader should notice that Daisy is getting cheated on, but does not leave Tom because he has money and she loves him.
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Does Daisy cheat on Tom with Gatsby?

Tom's betrayal caused Daisy to see nothing wrong with her betraying Tom. Daisy, like her husband, has an affair but, she cheats on Tom with Gatsby. She slowly starts to lose faith in humanity and starts to see the world as a very bad place. She wishes for her daughter to not see the world for what it is.
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Does Tom truly love Daisy?

They thought they were a perfect combination of the ideal wealthy couple. Daisy has been brought up being a pretty object. She was an object to Tom; however, he did truly love her. When Tom's mistress, Myrtle, called out Daisy's name, Tom became outraged and hit her.
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Are Gatsby and Daisy really in love Why or why not?

Despite Gatsby's “romantic readiness” (2), as narrator Nick Carraway puts it, he subtly shows that his love for Daisy is never genuine. Gatsby, in fact, is never capable of loving her at all; he was born with a life and status too drastically different from hers to ever really connect with her in a true, romantic way.
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Does Daisy deserve Tom?

Daisy and Tom Buchanan are a perfect match for each other. But it's not due to personal traits of character, shared ambitions, or sincere, romantic feelings. They deserve each other since both spouses are obsessed with wealth and luxury.
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Is Gatsby black?

Fitzgerald litters his novel with signifiers that suggest Gatsby to be black, although he “passes” as white. In The Great Gatsby, he is frequently described as “pale”, as is his car,” Thompson wrote in his analysis in 2000.
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Why is Myrtle attracted Tom?

Myrtle is not a good person - that can be why Tom is attracted to her. what is the lie Tom told Catherine?
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Did Nick sleep with Mr. McKee?

Even if the reader interpreted the story so that Nick and Mr. McKee did not sleep together or even if Fitzgerald did not mean to imply as much, the fact that Mr. McKee and Nick are together in their underwear is not typical for two heterosexual men in the 1920s.
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