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How Is Myrtle Portrayed In The Great Gatsby

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The movie “The Great Gatsby”, directed by Markowitz, creates a sense of loneliness and betrayal while at the same time making you feel sympathy and remorse for characters that have no sense of morality. The director pulls you in by portraying actors through characterization. The purpose of the movie is to entertain the viewers through drama and romance. Throughout the movie Daisy and Myrtle have a common characteristic being loneliness. Myrtle portrays her loneliness through cheating on her husband Tom. Myrtle is deceitful and dishonest to her husband by having the affair and is also careless for not feeling the need to cover it up. Myrtle chooses not to hide the affair by leaving the house dressed up fancy with the excuse that she is going
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