"There is no confusion like the confusion of a simple mind, and as we drove away tom was feeling the hot whips of panic. His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate, were slipping precipitately from his control" (Fitzgerald 125).
Tom's love for Daisy was renewed when he witnessed her interactions with Gatsby, and after being told that Mr. Wilson wanted to move away with Myrtle. Prior to Daisy's revived feelings for Gatsby, she was loyal to Tom, while Tom was having an affair with Myrtle. Tom was mistreating Daisy, so she did not see the problem with spending so much time with Gatsby. Tom's affair with Myrtle seemed to be acceptable, while Gatsby had become a threat to Tom and Daisy's relationship. When Tom realized that he could soon be without Myrtle and Daisy, he decided to pay closer attention to Daisy. He saw more potential in saving his relationship with Daisy rather than trying to prevent Myrtle from leaving her husband because Tom and Daisy were already married. Their love would be easier to sustain.
Katie-A deft parsing of the relationships as they stand in Chapter 7 of Gatsby. I wonder if Tom decided to "keep" or fight for Daisy simply because she was contemplating leaving him.
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