Jay Gatsby and the West Eggs

In chapters 7 and 8, the book reaches it’s climate, and in my opinion it’s most awkward and compelling point. Tom and George Wilson both find out that their wives are cheating on other men, and both, in a way have a breakdown. George is so screwed up about it; he wants to take Myrtle out west, away from everything. His only interest and dream is to be able to keep Myrtle in his life. He cares for her more than anything and will sacrifice anything, including his life, to keep her love. Unfortunately for George, he lost Myrtle to a more successful gentleman in Tom Buchanan. When Tom finds out that Daisy is having an affair with Jay Gatsby, he finally realizes that he cares for Daisy. This is example of not realizing how good something is until it’s gone, opposite of the examples used in the book about wanting something so bad that when finally received, it’s not all that it was made up to be.