Chapter 7 Journal

Gatsby begins to call off all his parties, and actually fires all his servants, and hires new ones that don't truly act like servants. Nick decides to drive over to Tom and Daisy's house for lunch, but when he arrives there, he finds Jordan Baker and Gatsby there as well. A nurse walks into the room with a baby, which is tom and Daisys. Gatsby is stunned and cannot believe it's actually her baby. Daisy asks Gatsby if he would like to go into town. Gatsby, all love struck by Daisy, makes Tom notice that they might have or will be with eachother sooner or they did before. Tom, butting in, tells Daisy that he wants to go to the city together, but Daisy isn't amused by his answer. Tom, Nick, and Jordan all ride in Gatsby's car, while Gatsby and Daisy ride together in Tom's car. They stop at Wilsons gas station, where Tom gets out and see Wilson, looking like he's dead sick. Tom relizes that Wilson has found out that Myrtle has been having an affair but doesn't know with who. Wilson wants to move her west, so hopefully they can start fresh.
The friends decide to check into a suite at the plaza hotel, where Tom and Gatsby begino tussle with eachother. Tom states to Gatsby that he hates it when Gatsby calls him 'old sport' all the time. Tom also claims that Gatsby never attended Oxford before. This make Gatsby shout out that Daisy only loves him, and not Tom. Tom claims that Gatsby is a bootlegger, and a crook all along with Wolfsheim.
Daisy begins to realize that she does love Gatsby, but she also loves Tom the more and more she spends with him as well. After all thi dram set in, Nick then realizes that it's his 30th birthday. While driving back to their homes, Nick, Jordan and Tom realize tha theres been an accident. Michealis the restaurant owner from next door said that a yellow car hit her while she was in the road. right away, Tom claims that Gatsby hit Myrtle, but isn't completely sure. When Nick gets back, he finds Gatsby in the bushes waiting til Tom and Daisy are in the same room together, and to see if Tom hurts her. He sees them in the dining room with ale and cold fried chicken on the table, holding eachothers hands. Gatsby says he'll take all the blame for Myrtle's death, only because Daisy was the one driving. Nick leaves Gatsby standing in the moonlight alone.

Symbols: Death, car, VALLEY OF ASHES