In fact, the lower class member sought to live in the same luxurious lifestyle, but each in his/her own way. As for Gatsby he seemed to be engaged in an obscure business that enabled him to gain so much money in just five years, he disdained his family and their financial status and was full of contempt. But Myrtle has chosen another path to express her anger with her status; she thought cheating was acceptable as long as it enabled her to live the lavish life she dreamed of. However, Tom never wanted to be seen in public with her; for example in the train to New York" So Tom Buchanan and his girl and I went up together to New York—or not quite together, for Mrs. Wilson sat discreetly in another car. Tom deferred that much to the sensibilities of those East Eggers who might be on the train. (The Great Gatsby 30). In addition, she had to …show more content…
So it's clear here that for Tom the ways of expressing anger are different according to the situation and the status of the people he is dealing with. Another example of violence is when George Wilson locked up his wife Myrtle in the house and was preparing to move away, "‘I’ve got my wife locked in up there,’ explained Wilson calmly. ‘She’s going to stay there till the day after tomorrow and then we’re going to move away.’" (The Great Gatsby 146), but without a doubt the murder of Gatsby at the end of the novel is the most violent action in the great Gatsby as it was intentional not like Myrtle's accident. Apparently this was how George Wilson decided to express his grief and anger, of course one can't neglect Tom's role in urging George ; it's like Tom wanted George to finish the dirty job for him, so he could keep his hands