The Great Gatsby Monologue

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Pages: 5

Sniff, sniff, sniff…, from under the finely sewed, silk covers my cries finally break the night’s dead silence like a small pebble disrupting a body of calm water.
However, my tears are not relieving my jitters and distress. I’m shivering uncontrollably with images of my lover Gatsby’s disappointed expression and my husband Tom’s furious face surfing through my mind and haunting my subconscious.
As I lay there on the bed, the trembling of my body truly shows how emotionally unstable I am. I can feel my throat gradually tightening as if I am being choked by an invisible hand. I can feel my heart beating rapidly and intensely against my chest as if I have just finished a marathon. The butterflies in my stomach are flying around wildly.
Everything feels so depressing, overwhelming and traumatising since that confrontation in the hotel not so long ago…
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Gatsby then shot a comeback that revealed everything; whether if it telling Tom the affairs I had with him over the past few months or forcing me to say that I have never loved Tom. As time passed on, their argument grew hotter and hotter with shouting at each other and pushing me to say things against my will. Later on, Tom disclosed the fact that Gatsby is involved in illegal activities with Wolfshiem; which was not surprising as I thought everyone already knew. I got frustrated with this at last and just shouted ‘Please, Tom! I can’t stand this anymore.’ That was my cue for I am done with this. I don’t even care anymore. All I remember last was Gatsby escorting the emotional wrecked me out of the hotel and me suggesting to drive to calm