sy prestige and social position whereas Gatsby's money was quickly and somewhat questionably earned. Everyone including Daisy realized that it could be just as quickly lost. Tom states "I found out what your drug-stores were. He and this Wolfshiem bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter" . Tom also said "That drug-store business was just small change but you've got something on now that Walter's afraid to tell me about." This proves that Gatsby's money was achieved through corrupt means and his lack of position would leave him vulnerable to prosecution if he were to be caught. On the other hand, Daisy and Tom's elite position in society enabled them to "get away with murder". They were able to move away and start anew after hitting Myrtle in the car. Due to the wealth and power of Tom and Daisy, they were able to live with a substantial amount of freedom. They were able to tear apart the lives of people and move on without as much as a backward glance. Nick's judgment of them was "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made." Daisy's selection of Tom over Gatsby afforded a somewhat unorthodox freedom. Tom had many mistresses but always returned to Daisy. He said "Once in a while I go off and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time." Daisy also loved the luxury of having both a husband and a lover but Gatsby would not allow it. He wanted all of her and she could not give that to him. She said "Oh, you want too much. I love you now- isn't that enough." Although Gatsby could have offered Daisy a variety of things such as romance, love and excitement, she ultimately chose Tom because of her selfishnes...