In the scene at the Plaza Hotel, there is a moment of truth as Tom confronts Gatsby and Daisy and resolves some issues. By the end of this chapter, we know that Tom and Daisy will stay together, and that while Daisy was once infatuated with Gatsby, it is definitely over with the two of them. Even though it is very apparent to the reader that Gatsby and Daisy will not have a relationship anymore (…showed first 75 words of 319 total…

…showed last 75 words of 319 total…Then, she tries to avoid saying who she wants to be with, and later it is finally inferred that she will stay with Tom when the book says, “Her frightened eyes told that whatever intentions, whatever courage she had had, were definitely gone” (p. 142). The reader sympathizes with Daisy because she has two men fighting over her and trying to decide her fate while she herself is having great difficulties in recognizing her true feelings.