The Great Gatsby: Chapter VI (pages 101-111)

This next small section of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby was actually extremely confusing to me. First, I did not understand why Tom was at Gatsby's house at the beginning of this section. Second,  I understand that the party was not Daisy's scene, but I do not understand why Daisy did not appreciate the small amount of alone time with Gatsby. The third area of confusion is actually the main focus of this blog. Toward the end of the section I believe that Nick gave some insight to one of Gatsby's past memories. The memory recounted, "Then he kissed her. At his lips' touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete" (Fitzgerald, 111). This flashback is used to present what I believe is the first kiss that Daisy and Gatsby. By creating the image of this flashback the reader is able to understand the relationship and bond that had been held between these two lovers. Through observing Gatsby's memory the reader can infer that Daisy and Gatsby were madly in love and passionate for each other. This is the relationship Gatsby remembers with Daisy and he is having a hard time accepting any different association to her.