Gatsby creates a “coloured disarray” of his shirts to
possibly impress Daisy with his mass of wealth, Daisy is quite a materialistic
person and therefore, he feels like gloating about his wealth would impress
her.
Daisy had cried earlier in the chapter when she spoke to
Gatsby, “her throat, full of aching, grieving beauty, told only of unexpected
joys” with use of a triadic list, Daisy’s true feelings towards Gatsby are exposed.
However, at this moment Daisy supposedly cries “stormily”
over “such beautiful shirts”, but in reality she could be mourning for the love
and wealth she could have attained if she was not a married woman. Daisy hides
the tone of her voice, “muffled in thick folds” because the tone of her voice
would give away the way she feels for Gatsby, of which Nick already had a sort
of idea, unlike Gatsby who is ignorant to her feelings.
It is evident that Daisy is not a “beautiful little fool”,
to some extent she understands and reciprocates Gatsby fervent, fabricated love.
Perhaps, this makes her acknowledge the emptiness of her life with Tom, and the
reality of not being able to attain Gatsby’s ‘love’ and wealth. It may even be
that Daisy feels overwhelmed by the naked truth of people treating her as if
she is a frivolous luxury/ possession that can be bought by a great amount of wealth.
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