The love triangle of Tom, Daisy and Gatsby reaches its emotional climax during the trip to New York. Gatsby's long-dreamed-of plan is finally coming to fruition as Tom confronts him and Daisy about their apparent feelings for each other. In Gatsby's mind, this is a moment that will bring Daisy to him as she can finally tell Tom that she never loved him. Until that moment it seemed obvious that Daisy would declare her love for Jay Gatsby and that their love story could start all over again. Yet Daisy hesitates and tries to circumvent the statement that Gatsby expects of her: “Even on my own I cannot say that I have never loved Tom. That wouldn't be true” (Fitzgerald, 133). Daisy's inability to say she never loved Tom reveals a conflict raging within her. Daisy's indecisiveness brings her to a point where she must rectify in herself what is truly important to her. The entire culture surrounding this love triangle is based on the idea that manipulating people's emotions and playing games are the norm. Yet, Daisy finds herself in a place where these games are no longer available to her and finds that the difficult decision is before her. Her heart is pulled in two directions: “I once loved him, but I love you too” (Fitzgerald, 132). The reason for the conflict between these two “loves” is that they are very different from each other. Daisy's decision is not simply a decision of the heart. There is a great sincerity in Daisy's indecisiveness that only confuses Gatsby as he still lives in his illusions of regaining the past. Mrs. Buchanan's love for Gatsby is real and deep, but Daisy struggles to let go of the aristocracy she became accustomed to while married to Tom. The tell-all... middle of paper... had always known the truth about Jordan, but it was hard for him not to admire and love such a beautiful woman. Jordan plays the role of socialite well and lives in the world Nick dreams of being a part of, until Nick sees the price of self-indulgence. These people, including Jordan, barely mourned those who died due to the selfishness of the upper class. Nick cannot love a woman who lives such a lie. There is a point where Nick must decide whether to live a lie or be as honest as he believes he is. Jordan's parting words are: “I thought you were a pretty honest and forthright man. I thought it was your secret pride,” alludes to how dishonest a person has become because they cannot understand the truth when it is right in front of them (Fitzgerald, 177). Nick is not hurt by these words. Instead, it reinforces that he made the right decision.