She carries her full figured self to attract the eye of her lover. Myrtle is a foolish girl believing that the only reason Tom does not leave Daisy is because she is Catholic, which is far from the truth. “And I couldn’t keep my eyes off him, but every time he looked at me I had to pretend to be looking at the advertisement over his head.” (Fitzgerald 36) Myrtle plays dumb when it comes to Tom having an interest in her when they first met on the train.
In the great gatsby some love connection are very weak and some at quite real. Gatsby's love for daisy is real, the way their whole situation went down shows how much his love for daisy wasn't pretend, but for daisy she doesn't love him at all, it's all about living this fake lifestyle. Myrtle and Tom so called love isn't real at all. He’s only with her because he’s getting bored of daisy but everything he is saying is a lie. Though under those circumstances Myrtle's husband George wilson's love for his wife myrtle is very real.
In this quote, Myrtle speaks snobbishly while imagining that she sounds fancy. In this quote, Myrtles’ yearning to become a part of the upper class can be seen very easily. In order to create a false impression of being wealthy, she becomes a complete braggart. In fact, Myrtle talks about how she shouldn’t have married into a lower class, and that she only married Wilson because she thought he was a gentleman. In reality, Myrtle is not part of the upper class at all and lives in a tiny garage in a dusty, forgotten place known as the valley of ashes.
People who originate from privileged backgrounds and people who have worked up to the privileged lifestyle often feel entitled to everything and anything that comes their way. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the characters display how this feeling of entitled leads to a careless attitude. In the passage on page 137 of the book this theme is shown. The passage begins with the description of right before the incident of Myrtle’s death, it displays Myrtle and George’s argument, ending with Myrtle telling George to beat her. Myrtle is careless because she does not think about the potential consequences of her words, as George could take offense to her insults and actually choose to beat Myrtle like she asks.
In the novel The Great Gatsby love plays a very important role. It is one of the major themes of the book. Love is purchased multiple times throughout the book. One example in Tom and his mistress, Myrtle. Another example is Daisy and Tom.
Commonly, in The Great Gatsby, “Secret” relationships take a toll on the characters’ lives and surge into conflict. With Gatsby’s “secret” relationship starting because of love , Tom’s started with no reason at all. Even though Gatsby and Tom both participate in affairs, Tom’s affair with Myrtle makes the people living in West and East Egg of New York live problem-filled lives. There lives no question that Gatsby’s love for Daisy and his inability to betray her creates problems; however, Tom’s affair with Myrtle Wilson and him framing Gatsby ultimately leads to Gatsby’s death.
Kate Lyons Mrs. Frantzen 11 Honors 3A 25 March 2024 Feminist View in Gatsby, Long Island in the 1920s was an experience for people to live a lavish lifestyle and have dreams that they would become rich. The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, focuses on the elites of our society, who lived in the West and East egg. Many female characters in the novel are keenly aware of the benefits of money. Both Daisy and Myrtle are exclusively focused on money. Jordan Baker realizes that money and a relationship on equal footing is where she finds her happiness.
“I can’t believe that Myrtle is gone! We were planning to head West soon,” sobbed Wilson. “Instead of sulking about it, you ought to find that reckless driver,” stated Tom, as if he had no idea who had been in the yellow car. “I bet it was that son of a bitch that Myrtle was having an affair with!” “Myrtle was having an affair?!”
Even though she has to put up with Tom’s abusiveness, she still gets what she wants from him, but isn’t enough to make her happy. Myrtle never seems to be satisfied with the men in her life and what they provide for her. In chapter two, Tom takes her to the city and spends quality time with her, but she decides to taunt him by saying “Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!” (37).
“In the beginning, some people try to appear that everything about them is "in black and white," until later their true colors come out.” As humans, we do this in order to keep life as simple as possible, but it is an undeniable fact that there is more to us than meets the eye. That quote was written by a man of the name Anthony Liccione. He is an American writer who produces books, but people know him for his sophisticated yet simple quotes. Though this quote has no correlation to F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the meaning of it relates to several significant characters.
During the 1900s, many Americans were striving to achieve a successful life regardless of their background, and all they had to do was work hard to be successful. This was known as the American Dream. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, this idea is presented through the characters Myrtle Wilson and Jay Gatsby as they pursue wealth and try to climb the social ladder. But as the story progresses, the ideals of the American Dream are slowly being challenged and exposed as corrupt. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel
In the novel, money is everyone’s goal for happiness and love. The character’s motivations are driven by their desire for money. Gatsby believes he will win over Daisy if he is rich. However, Daisy stays with Tom because of the lifestyle he can provide for her. Myrtle has an affair with Tom so she too, can be privileged.
Gatsby answers, ‘Can’t repeat the past?’ he cried incredulously, ‘Why of course you can!’” (Fitzgerald, 116). I believe that history can and will repeat itself in most ways, but only if it is allowed by both parties. Jay Gatsby believes that he and Daisy can have the same relationship they once had before he left to go into the war; however, Nick Carraway believes that too much has changed and that they can not possibly get back together and have the same relationship they had many years before.
Although the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald emphasizes the parties and prosperity of the American 1920's, it reveals many major characters meeting tragic ends. The characters who meet these ends - Jay Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson, and George Wilson - possess the same tragic characteristic: they endeavor for something more out of their lives than what they have. This ambition for what they could not have ultimately spelled their doom: Gatsby wanted money and Daisy; Myrtle wanted wealth and luxury, and sought it from Tom Buchanan; Wilson earned what he could only to please Myrtle. The Great Gatsby reveals a tragic nature through the trials and tribulations these characters endure to progress and prosper, only to receive death for their ambition. The exciting and wild time period of the "Roaring Twenties" provides a stark contrast to the deaths in order to further highlight the tragic nature of the novel, and leaves a theme that even those with the most hope and strong ambitions can fail and die miserably, no matter how much money they have.
Although Daisy does not appear to be a strong feminist, the novel contains several undertones throughout the novel that show her breaking the feminine standard. She not only stands up for herself against Tom, but also has an affair behind her back. Tom having an affair with Myrtle is known to everyone, even Daisy. Although Daisy still allows it, that does not mean that she does not put up a fight. After Tom leaves the dinner table in Chapter one, Daisy gets up and follows him.
