How Does Myrtle's Attitude Affect The Great Gatsby

Daisy is also responsible for Myrtle’s death because she is heedless. She was not paying attention to the road and did not stop. We know this because Tom speaks of, who he assumed to be, Gatsby, saying: “‘The God damned coward!’ he whimpered. ‘He didn’t even stop his car.’” (Fitzgerald 141). Unbeknownst that “Gatsby” was actually Daisy. Gatsby mentioned to Nick in confidence that it was Daisy who was driving (Fitzgerald 142). We

In Fitzgerald’s description of Myrtle’s apartment, Nick’s analysis of the “small” apartment provides a perspective of the room from the view of a character with a wealthy background and who has been exposed to the extravagant lifestyles of those in East and West Egg. As a haven for the hidden lovers, Tom and Myrtle, this apartment in the city resembled everything Myrtle dreamed of becoming as it stood on the top floor and was filled with what made the lower-class Myrtle feel as though she was one of the Eggers. The apartment held no true value to Tom aside from being an escape for him and Myrtle and a small gesture to convince her that he cares about her; Tom could have purchased this apartment with pocket change yet Myrtle views this life

Daisy ended up being the one killing Myrtle, and Gatsby took the blame. Gatsby taking the blame caused Wilson to kill him, thus making it Daisy’s fault. Another quote is on page 132: “ ‘Oh you want too much!’ she cried to Gatsby. ‘I love you now, isn't that enough?

The Great Gatsby is written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book is a reflection on his life. In the book F Scott Fitzgerald is putting parts of his life in Jay Gatsby and Daisy is like his wife. Zelda Sayre. Jay Gatsby has a couple colors he is associated with with green, Yellow, Purple, and Red.

In his book The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald observes the values and stereotypes of early 20th century American society through the lens of Nick Carraway, a young, working class man who gets absorbed into the lavish lifestyles of the rich and powerful. Fitzgerald examines societal beliefs about women of the time through Nick’s perceptions of the wealthy Tom Buchanan’s wife, Daisy, and Myrtle Wilson, his lower class mistress. The first time Nick interacts with Daisy in the book, he comments on the beauty of her pure white, undulating gown. However, when he meets Myrtle, the luxurious fabrics of her gowns cannot distract him from her voluptuous body and imperfect facial features. Despite the persona Myrtle tries to take on by adorning such fancy dresses, her duplicitous facade only makes Nick more aware of her awkwardness in the apparel. The contrast between Nick’s perceptions of Myrtle and Daisy’s garb represents society’s stagnant of their respective classes and the consequent inability of the poor to achieve the purity that comes with wealth and status.

In the 19th century, males who supported feminism were deemed controversial and ultimately frowned upon. Fighting for this cause was rare because supporting feminism challenged traditional gender roles and societal norms. Many people think women should focus on their domestic duties rather than seeking equal rights and opportunities. Countless individuals argued that famous author F. Scott Fitzgerald was a feminist; however, this was simply not the case. In his book, The Great Gatsby, he portrayed women in a degrading way.

            While Daisy did not know Myrtle personally, there is a very good possibility that she knew Tom was having an affair with her.  She was well aware of Tom's past behavior, and she made no attempts to deny it.  She simply accepted it because she had no other choice.  After spending the day in New York with the others, she was obviously upset and tense.  The day had taxed her to the limit.  Gatsby had demanded too much of her, and she just was not strong enough to endure any further argument.  She chose to drive him back to East Egg in an attempt to calm her nerves.  When they passed Wilson's garage, Myrtle ran into the street toward Gatsby's car, thinking it belonged to Tom.  According to Gatsby, Daisy turned the wheel toward the oncoming car in the other lane, but she lost her nerve and hit

Myrtle Wilson is the second major character in The Great Gatsby. She is about 30 years old and is “faintly stout but she carried her surplus flesh sensuously as some woman can” (The Great Gatsby: Character). Myrtle is married to George Wilson, also a mistress to Tom Buchanan. She is not happy with her marriage nor her lifestyle. Myrtle is part of the lower class of society making her poor. With them being poor they end up living in their car garage. George seemed like a gentleman and that is why Myrtle married him, but turns out that he wasn’t. Tom is part the upper class of society which attracts Myrtle to him. They spend a lot of time in the city together. She has an excuse to tell George that she is visiting her sister. George is getting a suspicion that Myrtle is up to no good, and locks her up in a closet. Myrtle being upset, notices a yellow car thinking it was Tom because she noticed him driving it earlier, she runs to the car to get away from George

Myrtle is the fourth person responsible for Gatsby’s death. If she was not having an affair with Tom then none of this would have happened. Myrtle was taking advantage of her husband’s kindness and his lack of intelligence, “A white ashen dust veiled his dark suit and his pale hair as it veiled everything in the vicinity-except his wife, who moved close to Tom” (Fitzgerald 30). if her affair with Tom was non-existent then George would not have known who Gatsby was and he might not have shot him to avenge his wife’s murder. If Myrtle had not run in front of the car that she would still be alive and so would Gatsby. She could have just waited until the next day to see Tom she did not have to run in front of his car.

Author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the fictional novel The Great Gatsby illustrating, in Nick’s perspective, the dying and lost love through the conflicts of the classes with the example of Tom’s use for Myrtle, and Gatsby’s affection to Daisy. Tom brings Nick along with him to meet his new lover Myrtle Wilson, where they throw a party in her apartment. As she acts arrogantly to fit into the old money tradition, “Some time toward midnight Tom Buchanan and Mrs. Wilson stood face to face, discussing in impassioned voices whether Mrs. Wilson had any right to mention Daisy’s name...Moving a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand” (Fitzgerald 37). As Tom broke Myrtle’s nose, this show no affection that Tom shows for Myrtle, as treating her like a property, as well as treating Daisy as property for still being married to her but also leaving her.

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, materialism has a strong grip on many characters. With the Roaring Twenties in full swing, America was flourishing. Women began to adopt this sense of breaking free from traditional values, like Myrtle and Daisy did. The rich did not care about much of their actions and spent money rapidly, like how Gatsby threw many exquisite yet dangerous parties. However, Fitzgerald implies that this continuous action can lead to consequences, which it does.

Intro: Upon the first reading of the Great Gatsby, it is obvious Myrtle and Daisy are “Some intro speech or story . . .. .” To reveal our understanding and interpretation, we have chosen to use a combination of visual art and analysis. Today we would like to explore what really sets Daisy’s and Myrtles lives apart, into their respective fates by comparing and contrasting the two women’s backgrounds, their ambitions and beliefs, and finally their worth as determined by men in the novel. Background:

In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the relationship between Mr. And Mrs. Wilson on their views on materialism and wealth. In chapter 2, you can see that the setting is George Wilson is working at a garage. As we go through that scenario when tom Buchanan had an affair with Myrtle. As you can refer as a wrong statement when I recall, because George is the husband of Myrtle and Myrtle shows no respect to her husband, but she went through it, but was given a taste of her medicine by getting punched by the nose from Tom. Myrtle can’t realize of what is affecting her life and see that money is the most important thing to her life as being in the high class, being rich and get the attention among everyone.

Although people may seem like they are completely different, they can have many similarities. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson and Jay Gatsby seem like they are completely different, but they actually go through some similar events. Both Myrtle and Gatsby have goals of acquiring money and being accepted into the lifestyle of the upper class lifestyle that the Buchanans were living and ended up falling victim to them. However, Gatsby’s goal of being accepted was to be accepted by Daisy while Myrtle’s was purely for money. Although Gatsby and Myrtle appear to be vastly different people, they are actually quite similar.

Myrtle Wilson, the wife of George, and the lover of Tom Buchanan, is brutally murdered toward the end of the novel. After an uncivilized afternoon in New York, Daisy and Gatsby head swiftly back to East Egg. Gatsby explains to Nick, “It all happened in a minute, but it seemed to me that she wanted to speak to us, thought we were somebody she knew” (Fitzgerald 109). Myrtle ran out toward the car looking for Tom but sadly for her it is not him. Many know about Tom’s affair, but not with whom he is having it, especially Daisy. Daisy never slows the car down, and she never realizes who she hits. This shows that Daisy is oblivious to Myrtles existence. Myrtle is sleeping with her husband, she ruins their marriage, and Daisy kills her. The irony exists in this because Daisy actually saves her marriage by killing