During The Great Gatsby it was clear that Tom and Daisy were in a volatile relationship. While reading the novel, I wondered why their relationship continued. Tom and Daisy come from the same world and are united by a financial background, and in a bizarre way I think they could have loved each other. Tom and Daisy both came from the upper class of society. Daisy married Tom because his house was covered in ivy. Tom came from an old family; his family had been wealthy for many years. Daisy claims she was in love with Gatsby, but he didn't have the money she should have married. Therefore, when Tom was introduced to Daisy, he saw an opportunity to marry someone he could love and who was wealthy enough to provide her with the life she was accustomed to. At the beginning, when Daisy is talking to Nick on the porch, Nick's words were interesting. Nick talks about the restless way her eyes flashed, resembling Tom's habits, and she liked her whole performance because it represented their "membership in a rather secret society that she and Tom belonged to." Tom and Daisy play their roles in a rich, bored society, and the drama of it all is the reason they do it. Daisy plays the beautiful, ditzy wife, while Tom plays the hulking brute of a man. They thought they were the perfect combination of the ideal wealthy couple. Daisy was raised as a beautiful object. She was an object to Tom; however, he truly loved her. When Tom's lover Myrtle called Daisy's name, Tom became indignant and hit her. He felt it was okay to have a mistress, yet he still honored Daisy by not allowing Myrtle to talk about her. Throughout the novel Tom manages to speak sensitively with Daisy. For example, when Tom and Daisy are in the kitchen eating chicken, he takes the time to remind her of all the intimate moments they spent together. I think this scene shows that Tom truly loves Daisy in his own way. Nick talks about Tom and Daisy at the end of the novel. He talks about how they would tear people apart and then "retreat into their money or their great carelessness, or whatever it was that held them together..." Nick highlights the similarity between the characters and Tom and Daisy's attitudes towards of money..