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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Why does Catherine say Tom can't divorce Daisy?

The reason that Catherine believes that Tom has not divorce Daisy is because Daisy is a catholic and it will go against her religion to divorce.
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Why does Daisy end up staying with Tom?

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. In Chapter 4 Jordan recounts how, the day before the wedding, she found Daisy drunk, sobbing, and clutching a letter.
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Why does Tom not divorce Daisy and marry Myrtle?

Terms in this set (10) According to Catherine, why has Tom not left Daisy to marry Myrtle Wilson? Catherine claims Daisy is a Catholic and therefore doesn't believe in divorce.
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Why didn't Daisy marry Gatsby why did she marry Tom?

She wanted more money, she wanted the presence of a man beside her, and she wanted all that instantly. With Gatsby missing, Daisy was quick to find a new man in her life and married him at once. She had a weird relationship with Tom, and they kept on cheating on each other.
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Why did Gatsby and Daisy's relationship fail?

Daisy and Gatsby Relationship Description

Gatsby fell in love with Daisy and the wealth she represents, and she with him (though apparently not to the same excessive extent), but he had to leave for the war and by the time he returned to the US in 1919, Daisy has married Tom Buchanan.
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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 Tom leave Daisy Myrtle?

No, Tom won't leave Daisy for Myrtle b/c Tom broke Myrtle's nose when she was chanting Daisy's name at the party. How did Myrtle meet Tom?
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Why does Myrtle marry George?

“I married [George] because I thought he was a gentleman,” she said finally. “I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe.” Once Myrtle, Tom, and Nick are away in the city in Chapter 2, Myrtle feels able to speak freely about her disastrous marriage to George Wilson.
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What does Tom do to Myrtle at the end of the chapter?

The party breaks up after Tom punches Myrtle in the face and breaks her nose. He does it because she mentions Daisy's name.
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What is the true relationship between Daisy and Tom by the end of this chapter?

What is the true relationship between Daisy and Tom? They are birds of a feather. Daisy is a fairly weak person and tom is very domineering but they are both "careless" people. Neither one takes responsbility for his own actions.
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Is Daisy loyal to 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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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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What does Catherine say Daisy and Tom will do when they get married?

What does Catherine say Daisy and Tom will do when they get married? They will move West.
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What is the lie that Tom told Catherine about Daisy?

Tom told Catherine that Daisy was Catholic and that's why she wouldn't leave her husband.
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What does Catherine say is keeping Tom and Myrtle apart and Tom and Daisy together?

38 - (Catherine)' "It's really his wife that's keeping them apart. She's a Catholic and they don't believe in divorce." Daisy was not a Catholic and I was a little shocked at the elaborateness of the lie. '
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What does TJ eckleburg's eyes symbolize?

The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are a pair of fading, bespectacled eyes painted on an old advertising billboard over the valley of ashes. They may represent God staring down upon and judging American society as a moral wasteland, though the novel never makes this point explicitly.
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Is Gatsby a phony Why or why not?

Yes Gatsby is a phony. He has a lot of parties that he does not even enjoy or participate in and that aren't even for him or the people who show up (which often times he doesn't even know)- they are for Daisy.
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Why did Jordan leave East Egg?

Jordan, having spent most of her life in the East Egg, at some point got tired from the company she was spending time with. East Egg was the part of Long Island where old money was living. So the surroundings there were quite monotonous, leaving Jordan no choice but to crave new emotions.
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Did Nick and Mr McKee sleep together?

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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Why is it so important to Gatsby that Daisy say she never loved Tom?

Why is it important to Gatsby that Daisy say she never loved Tom, only him? Because Gatsby wants to erase the past and pretend Daisy never wanted Tom so they can get married and move on.
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What does Daisy's little girl represent?

Representation. Pammy most likely represents a younger version of Daisy. Daisy wishes that her baby girl will be a fool like her so she ends up married and well off with a rich man. She also wants her daughter to be a fool so she is protected.
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What are Tom and Daisy doing at the end of the chapter?

Nick, Gatsby, Daisy, Jordan, and Tom end up in a suite at the Plaza Hotel where everything comes tumbling into the open. Gatsby and Daisy admit that they've been having an affair, Gatsby demands that Daisy tell Tom that she has never loved him. Daisy cannot do this, and Gatsby's dreams are dashed.
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What is revealed in Chapter 4 about the nature of Tom and Daisy's marriage?

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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