Theme Of Conflict In The Great Gatsby

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The conflict started when Nick saw Tom and Myrtle was having an affair with each other, but when Myrtle talk negative comment about Tom’s wife Daisy, he punched and broke Myrtle’s nose. Gatsby decided to bring back his lover Daisy to him after five years apart during the World War I. “Gatsby now wants Nick to arrange a reunion between himself and Daisy, but he is afraid that Daisy will refuse to see him if she knows that he still loves her” (SparkNotes Editors). Gatsby tells his friend Nick to invite Daisy to have lunch, but not telling that Gatsby will also be there. Next, After the reunion of Gatsby and Daisy things started to get more problematic. “When Daisy bows her head and sobs into the shirts, she is displaying her interest in materialism” (CliffsNotes). Gatsby thought that Daisy was crying because of her reunion with him; on the contrary, Daisy loves the materialistic equipments like Gatsby’s shirts and wealth. After Daisy finished of touring Gatsby’s house, Gatsby invites Daisy to his party; immediately Daisy was displeased of his party due to the fact that Daisy is used to classy chill parties, but not wild parties that happened in Gatsby 's house. As the story goes on Tom Buchanan becomes suspicious of the affair of Gatsby and Daisy. On the summertime, Gatsby, Daisy, Jordan, Tom, and Nick traveled to Manhattan to book in a plaza hotel; this is where lives gets exposed. Gatsby said, “She never loved you, do you hear?” he cried. She only married you