The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
From the beginning of this section of reading, you see some irony. Tom talking about honesty in relationships and family. Which is absolutely hilarious because he has no room to be talking. That is not the most spicy part of this section. Tom essentially has his marriage thrown in his face when Gatsby says "Your wife doesn't love you" (Fitzgerald, 130). This is the most drama and emotion that has been seen out of Gatsby.
All throughout this argument, Gatsby peppers in his "old sport" saying... I HATE IT!
Now we see all of the marital issues come to the surface and this argument gets a lot more heated. During this argument, Tom inadvertently admits his infidelity openly (not that he needed to). Tom tries to pull the "i'm going to be a better husband, if you stay with me" card, but Daisy is not going to have it. We also find out that Gatsby had been a bootlegger in Chicago. Interesting, I know.
This all explains why Gatsby was always dishonest and always seemed worried.
This section of reading is chock full of interesting facts that were not obvious earlier. I would without a doubt say that this is the climax of the novel.
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