Describe your first impression of Tom and Daisy in The Great Gatsby.

I think that the answer to this question is going to be
dependent on what you, as the reader, feel about them. Fitzgerald includes enough in it to help
the reader form an impression. Tom's description and his manner in the chapter represents someone
that is fairly full of himself, and someone that would prove to be difficult to embrace as a
character. The "unrestfully" description of Tom represents someone who lacks loyalty and a sense
of solidity that allows contentment to transpire. Daisy is shown to be something more than
ornamental, but not much. It happens early on that one recognizes that material wealth and
convenience goes very far in explaining their relationship. When informed of Tom's affair, Nick
believes that Daisy should escape. The reality is she doesn't and the evidence to prove this is
all around him and in what he sees. It is in this realm that a characterization of Daisy is
formed, a condition that shows her to be attracted to the material life. The lack of emotion
between them is something to be noted: "...when Daisy mentions Pammy, their daughter, Tom hovers
'restlessly about the room.” I think that these items can help form an opinion about Tom and
Daisy.