of the bond between her and Tom.
             Another cryptic reference to Daisy's purity though use of color takes place in chapter 7. Being that Daisy and Gatsby's relationship is well underway, Nick, Jordan, Tom, and Daisy are invited to an awkward lunch/tea/social get-together in which the two new lovers are trying to be discrete in their flamboyant affections, without tipping off Tom. Throw in a bottle of whisky, and needless to say, this is unsuccessful, and it turns into a whole mess ending in vehicular-homicide. But what is most interesting in the usage of color is the fact that, in her first description in the chapter, Daisy and Jordan as depicted as "silver idols weighing down their own white dresses" (115). This is an awkward reference, owing to the fact that she is, for the first time, separated from what she is wearing. All through her previous references, her coverings, mostly isolated to virginal white, define her. However, in this single reference, she is not herself white naturally, but is weighing down h!
             er white dress. In a way, this might mean that
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