The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
I really think the story has hit a pivotal point as far as it goes with Daisy and Gatsby. Their reunion is slightly awkward initially, but after hours of conversing and shedding tears of happiness, they are as they were, in love and obsessed with the happiness that comes with being together. Nick even fades out into the background, and eventually leaves unnoticed, but he struggles with thoughts of their future success as a couple. Obviously Gatsby had been dreaming of her for years, staring out across the water to a green light, thinking of her in every moment, working so hard for her, Nick worries that all of Gatsby's efforts- the parties, his move to the mansion, and trying with such dedication for her attention will seem extensive once he discovers she's not what she had once been. So many years of "hide-and-seek" may seem all a waste, but I can't imagine why they would if they truly loved each other as they had before.
I really like how Gatsby responds to Daisy, and how he glowed after his meeting with her, "But there was a change in Gatsby that was simply confounding. He literally glowed; without a word or gesture of exultation a new well-being radiated from him a filled the little room" (Fitzgerald, 89). He no longer is concerned about his supposed Oxford education, or of his medals, or of his wealthy relatives from the San Fransisco in the Midwest.
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