The Irony

In chapter six, the main even that stood out to me was when Gatsby and Tom started talking about Daisy.  Gatsby mentions that he knows Daisy, and then Tom later says, "I wonder where in the devil he met Daisy."  I found this kind of ironic since Tom is cheating on Daisy, and now he is wondering about her meeting other guys that he was not informed about.  After that, Sloane invites Gatsby to have supper with her, her husband, and Tom, and Gatsby accepts.  When Gatsby goes to get his coat, Tom says, "My God, I believe the man's coming. Doesn't he know she doesn't want him?"  He is referring to Sloane not wanting him to come to dinner, but she was in fact the one who invited him to join.  At this point, I began thinking that Tom does not like Gatsby, but he has no valid reason.  I thought this was ironic since Tom is cheating on Daisy that you would not think he would care what she does.  If I were Tom, I would certainly wonder how they know each other, but I do not think that I would be very concerned with it or over think it too much.  In this chapter, Fitzgerald might be trying to send a message about the American dream.  In life, everyone wants to find that one person they can settle down with and live happily ever after.  You never expect to get cheated on or divorced, which contradicts that ideal image.  Things do not always work out for the better.  As of right now, I am predicting that Tom is going to find out about Gatsby's history with Daisy, and he is probably going to have a little bit of a problem with it.