Gatsby-Irony

"I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that's the idea you can count me out... " (pg 130). Tom is extremely angry to find out Gatsby loves Daisy and she likes him too. He wants Daisy to remain faithful to him, but he does not have to remain faithful to her. He has a mistress, Myrtle, and he goes to see her often. It is ironic that he gets angry at Daisy for doing the same thing he is doing. He is having an affair, but does not think women should be able to have affairs. He is strongly against women becoming more independent and he is also racist. The situation he is in should give him more of a perspective on how Daisy feels about his mistress. Another event which is ironic is that both Daisy and Tom have their lovers die. Myrtle is hit by Gatsby's car, though Daisy is driving, and Gatsby is shot.