merican Dream. Daisy has an affair with Gatsby; Gatsby then getsconcerned that Daisy does not tell Tom about her affair with him inchapter six. Eventually Daisy tells Tom about her affair with JayGatsby. The climax of the story comes when Gatsby tells Tom that Daisynever loved him. The fall of the American Dream and corruption is alsoevident in the position and treatment of children in the story, Daisyand Tom's daughter, Pammy, is treated as an object to show off ratherthan a child to love. "The child, relinquished by the nurse, rushedacross the room and rooted shyly into her mother's dress." The childdoes not know her mother very well and is still very shy to go nearher. Gatsby had never really known of the existence of Daisy's child,as Daisy was probably afraid to tell him about her. "Afterward he keptlooking at the child in surprise. I don't think he had ever reallybelieved it it's existence before." The word it instead of her alsodenotes the child's position as nil. Daisy uses the child as a showitem: "I got dressed before luncheon" said the child, turning eagerlytowards Daisy. "That's because your mother wanted to show you off"replies Daisy. When the child speaks to Daisy, Daisy never answers orreplies to her. Daisy always changes the subject as if she doesn't evennotice the child is there. For example, when the girl comments Jordan'sdress, Daisy ignores her and asks her what she thinks about herfriends: "Aunt Jordan's got on a white dress too" (said the child)."How do you like mother's friends?" (Replies Daisy). Also: "Where'sdaddy?" (Said the child) "She doesn't look like her father" explainedDaisy. 'Daddy' (Tom) is also never around, he was not there when hischild was born. Daisy thinks that Tom is 'brutish' and she has neverreally liked him. The Great Gatsby is a great portrayal of thecorruption of society and the fall of the American Dream. The GreatGatsby shows us the way people will fall into the hands of money, greedand...
