“I love you now — isn’t that enough? I can’t help what’s past.” ... “I did love him once — but I loved you too.” (p. 132)
From context:
The Buchanan's, Nick, Gatsby, and Jordan were at the Plaza hotel where Gatsby and Tom got into a heated argument, with Gatsby claiming that Daisy never loved Tom. At first Daisy agrees with an uncertainty, hesitating, but when Tom mentions all of their past memories, something in her just cracks as she screams out, "I DID love him once, but I love you TOO." And that is when feces went down.
Literary Importance: DICTION
During the argument, Gatsby proudly claims with confidence that Daisy has never loved anyone else other than him for the last "five years next November", but that claim was quickly shot down by Daisy herself. The moment Daisy says the word "too", Gatsby's world shattered into nothing. "Too" means that he was not Daisy's one and only. "Too" means that he had been sharing Daisy's love with another man. A simple three letter word like that could cause as much damage as Hurricane Katrina to his dreams. "Too" is the word that shattered Gatsby's dream.
Further Exploration on this topic:
- Note Gatsby's reaction after she says the above quote.
- Note Tom's reaction after she says the above quote.
The Buchanan's, Nick, Gatsby, and Jordan were at the Plaza hotel where Gatsby and Tom got into a heated argument, with Gatsby claiming that Daisy never loved Tom. At first Daisy agrees with an uncertainty, hesitating, but when Tom mentions all of their past memories, something in her just cracks as she screams out, "I DID love him once, but I love you TOO." And that is when feces went down.
Literary Importance: DICTION
During the argument, Gatsby proudly claims with confidence that Daisy has never loved anyone else other than him for the last "five years next November", but that claim was quickly shot down by Daisy herself. The moment Daisy says the word "too", Gatsby's world shattered into nothing. "Too" means that he was not Daisy's one and only. "Too" means that he had been sharing Daisy's love with another man. A simple three letter word like that could cause as much damage as Hurricane Katrina to his dreams. "Too" is the word that shattered Gatsby's dream.
Further Exploration on this topic:
- Note Gatsby's reaction after she says the above quote.
- Note Tom's reaction after she says the above quote.