That awkward moment when your husband realizes he's being played. So Tom has figured out the Daisy and Gatsby have a thing going on in this portion of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and I understand that he's upset, but he has nothing to stand on. He's been cheating on poor Daisy for a long time, and I'm not defending her actions, but her and Tom's relationship was having problems before Gatsby came into the picture.
Now Tom has put everyone in a very awkward situation by giving into Daisy's request to go downtown. I also foresee this being another indicator of Tom's obsessive and controlling personality. This absolutely cannot end well. Then, let's just add one more awkward encounter to this scenario- just for kicks and giggles. Where did Tom stop for gas? Why the Wilson's drugstore of course. There, he finds out the they are planning a trip out West.
So in the matter of just a few pages, we have seen Tom realize his own wife's unfaithful actions and then that his mistress is going away with her husband. Our most controlling character is watching as his most prized possessions slip through his finger tips. Fitzgerald describes it as "feeling hot whips of panic," (Fitzgerald 131). I cannot wait to see what comes next.
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