The Great Gatsby: Chapter 7

Chapter seven of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby reveals the absolute craziness of the  characters lives.  For Gatsby, Daisy symbolizes how things should be between them, or how things should be in his life.  Because of this he will do anything to make their relationship work because then he will have succeeded in being happy and will have accomplished the american dream.  This is also the theme of the novel.  If Gatsby makes things right with Daisy then he really will have been born rich and he will be invested in legitimate businesses and he will be happy because for him Daisy is true happiness.  Gatsby will stop at nothing to get her.  This includes taking the blame for Daisy's murder of a woman.  Daisy committed a hit and run crime and instantly killed a woman.  Gatsby will be risking his pursuit of happiness if he takes the blame.  Although he doesn't see this because keeping and protecting Daisy are happiness.

" '...but of course I'll say I was,' " (Fitzgerald, 143).

 This is a quote from Gatsby and shows how much he loves Daisy, and believes that she is happiness and how his life should be.