What Was Gatsbys Reaction To Daisys Child?

Despite all that takes place in Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby, the most important moment as far as gaining insight into the characters is when the group finally meet Daisy and Tom's baby. It brings an interesting consequence to the relationship of Gatsby and Daisy. When Gatsby first sees the baby Nick says, "Gatsby and I in turn leaned down and took the small reluctant hand. Afterward he kept looking at the child with surprise. I don’t think he had ever really believed in its existence before." Gatsby and Daisy have been so wrapped up in their own relationship and their own happiness they have not even taken the child into consideration. Yet Daisy is so possessive of her little girl. She eagerly tells the group that "She doesn't look like her father. She looks like me. She's got my hair and shape of the face". Not only does Daisy want to keep Tom's involvement in the child to a minimum, but the child is something that is totally hers. Given her life, Daisy has very little to control or hold on to. Her own husband comes and goes as he pleases and she has no job or means of independence. Her child is something she can hold up to the world as something that is entirely hers.
Jay Gatsby reacts with surprise and discomfort when he meets Daisy and Tom's daughter, since she represents a link between the married couple and therefore an obstacle to his fantasy of a perfect relationship with Daisy. Pammy , Daisy and Tom 's daughter, does not fit into Gatsby ‘s conception of their love. In Gatsby's mind, Daisy has only ever loved him. He has certainly been obsessed with her, earning wealth through illicit means only to win her hand.