Why does Daisy stick with Tom at the end?

(in The Great Gatsby)





why not Gatsby?

Why does Daisy stick with Tom at the end?
Tom is rich, and Tom is safe. She is very comfortable in her life, why make a change? She is as shallow as can be, and thinks only of herself. Besides, if she were to go with Gatsby, that might open up a can of worms--people might find out that she was the one driving the car. Instead, it's easier to forget she ever had feelings for him, and leave him hanging for her crime, and just carry on like nothing has happened. She still has her money, she still can do as she likes. There is no impetus for her to change any of that.
Reply:The ending of The Great Gatsby made me really depressed. I feel the same way, she should have stayed with Gatsby. The reason she doesn't is because she feels safe with Tom and he can provide for her. Even through this she was going to leave him, until Tom reveals that Gatsby is a bootlegger. She is very shallow and feels that she couldn't possibly leave her husband for a bootlegger. So she decides to stay with Tom to protect her reputation.