Why did Daisy stay with Tom instead of Gatsby?

Why did Daisy marry Tom? 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 did Daisy choose to remain with Tom instead of leaving him for Gatsby?

Daisy may not love Tom as much as Gatsby, but she cannot bear the thought of living in the low class world of "new money". So, she chooses the world she knows (Tom) over the world of new money (Gatsby).
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When did Daisy choose Tom over Gatsby?

Daisy proves her real nature when she chooses Tom over Gatsby in Chapter 7, then allows Gatsby to take the blame for killing Myrtle Wilson even though she herself was driving the car.
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Why did Daisy and Tom not marry Gatsby?

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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Why did Daisy marry Tom instead of waiting for Gatsby to return from the war?

Answers 1. Daisy may have loved Gatsby, but she would never have waited for him because he was not from the proper "social class." Instead, she married Tom, who was her social equal and the choice of her parents.
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Why did Daisy marry Tom instead of waiting for Gatsby?



What is the most likely reason that Daisy decides to marry Tom?

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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Did Daisy promise wait for Gatsby?

She is Nick Carraway's cousin and is married to Tom Buchanan. Before the war, she fell in love with Gatsby when he was stationed in Louisville, but then Gatsby had to leave for WWI. She promised to wait for him but married Tom in the interim. Gatsby returned and decided to amass wealth to win Daisy back.
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What is the true relationship between Daisy and Tom?

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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Why does Daisy change her mind about Gatsby?

(Which, of course, is part of the point of the novel.) And perhaps Daisy realizes that Gatsby's love is as fake as his name. At the end, she's left with a man who thinks too much of her and a man who thinks too little of her. She chooses the latter, since she can't measure up to the former.
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Why does Daisy choose Tom quizlet?

"Daisy and Tom were sitting opposite each other at the kitchen table..." Daisy chooses Tom over Gatsby because Daisy wants a life of comfort and security. Daisy and Tom conspire to make George believe Gatsby killed Myrtle.
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Does Daisy choose Tom or Gatsby Chapter 7?

Tom asks Gatsby about his intentions for Daisy, and Gatsby replies that Daisy loves him, not Tom.
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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 Daisy almost call off her wedding to Tom why doesn't she?

Why? According to Jordan, Daisy got drunk, cried and through her pearls away that Tom had given her and she almost called off the wedding. She did this because of a letter she recieved from Gatsby.
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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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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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Does Daisy love Tom or Gatsby?

Here we finally get a glimpse at Daisy's real feelings—she loved Gatsby, but also Tom, and to her those were equal loves. She hasn't put that initial love with Gatsby on a pedestal the way Gatsby has.
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Does Tom cheat Daisy?

At the end of the book, even after it becomes clear that both Tom and Daisy have cheated on each other, Tom stubbornly maintains that they have always loved each other and that they always will, no matter what.
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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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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 does Nick return west after Gatsby's death?

Why does Nick return west after Gatsby's death? He misses his family, he wants to change jobs, and he is disgusted with the east.
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Is 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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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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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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What does Daisy say about Tom what does Daisy reveal to Tom?

Daisy tells Tom he's "revolting" and asks how she could possibly love him now. She has a really hard time saying she never loved him, but she does eventually, after much internal deliberation.
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Why was Daisy drunk before her wedding?

Though she chose to marry Tom after Gatsby left for the war, Daisy drank herself into numbness the night before her wedding, after she received a letter from Gatsby. Daisy has apparently remained faithful to her husband throughout their marriage, but Tom has not.
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