воскресенье, 31 марта 2013 г.

Pleasure Reading.Part 6

   Gatsby told Nick the story of his first meeting with Daisy.  Gatsby and Daisy first met in Louisville in 1917; Gatsby was instantly smitten with her wealth, her beauty, and her youthful innocence.Realizing that she would reject his proposal  Gatsby determined to lie to her about his past and his circumstances.Before he left for the war, Daisy promised to wait for him.The had a sexual affair as though to seal their pact.In fact Daisy did not wait; she married Tom, who was her social equal and the choice of her parents.
    Nick learned about Myrtle's death.George Wilson told Michaelis that he confronted Myrtle with the evidence of her affair and told her that, although she could conceal her sin from her husband, she could not hide it from the eyes of God.Wilson assumed that the driver of the fatal car was Myrtle's lover, and decided to punish this man for his sins.He asked Tom Buchanan about the driver's identity.Tom told him that Gatsby was the driver.Wilson drove to Gatsby's mansion,killed him and killed himself.
   We got to know that Daisy was driving the car when it stroke Myrtle – but he was prepared to sacrifice himself, to let everybody think that he was the one driving the car.

1 комментарий:

  1. Excellent.

    ...she could not hide it from the God's eyes... It sounds more expressive, nevertheless, your variant is possible.

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