CHAPTER SEVEN

The picture of the yellow car represents Gatsby's car and how Myrtle is struck and killed by Gatsby's car when him, Daisy, Nick, Jordan, and Tom are on there way back from New York and seeing Mr. Wilson. It is significant to the story cause it leads to later actions shown by the characters in the novel. It is Gatsby's car that hit and killed Myrtle but it was Daisy that was infact drving it and hit Myrtle but it is not her who pays for it in the end. It is Gatsby for not letting the truth be told.

Quotes

"Daisy comes over quite often- in the afternoons."(120) This quote is showing that Gatsby and Daisy still have an affair going on.

"...she got up and went over to Gatsby ,a and pulled his face down kissing him on the mouth."(122) This is also another quote explain the realtionship between Gastby and Daisy.

" Your wife doesn't love you ..."(137) This is said by Gatsby to Tom, and he says it so that Tom will get angry and feel upset.

"A moment later she rushed in to the dusk, waving her hands and shouting..."(144) In this quote is it talking about Myrtle and how she went barreling into the road and Daisy who was drving Gatsby's car hit and killed Tom's mistress.

Analysis

In chapter seven of the novel Daisy invites Gatsby over to the Buchanan's house for lunch. Gatsby accepts her invite. The next day day Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, Jordan, and Nick were all having lunch at the Buchanan's house. During their lunch a servent comes out and tells Tom that he has a phone call. He gets up and excuses himself so he can take the call. The phone call is from Tom's mistress Myrtle. During Tom's time away taken the phone call Daisy leans over and kisses Gatsby showing her love for him, then Tom returns. After their lunch is over Daisy suggests that they all go into the city, they all agree but on the way into the city the drive in different cars. They stop at the Wilson's but Mr. Wilson says that they can't do anything because they are getting ready to move out west and Myrtle is locked inside. The five leave to head home but this time Gatsby drives his own car with Daisy. On their way back with Tom, Nick, and Jordan following Gatsby and Daisy. Tom and the people with him pull over at an accident where someone was hit by a car trying to cross the highway. Tom realizes that it was Myrtle and quickly starts an investigation to see who could have done this. He finds in his investigation that the car Mrytle was hit by matches the description of Gatsby's car. Later Nick learns the Daisy actually drove herself and Gatsby back home in Gatsby's car.