Some good responses, I'd like to play off of Jason's. Gatsby views Daisy as his future but Daisy views Gatsby as her past. read more
Daisy chooses the execrable Tom over the much more sympathetic Gatsby for reasons hinted at throughout the novel: “[The rich] are different from you and me.” Much in The Great Gatsby is a chronicling of the freemasonry of the rich. read more
To understand why Daisy chooses Tom over Gatsby, it's important to consider that Daisy probably values her own happiness and comfort more than anything else. While she undoubtedly loves Gatsby, running off with him would be very uncomfortable indeed. read more
Daisy may not love Tom as much as Gatsby, but she cannot bear the thought of living in the low class world of"new money". So, she chooses the world she knows (Tom) over the world of new money (Gatsby). read more