Short Summary Of The Great Gatsby

Myrtle is unhappy with her standard of living and George. A quote to support this is, “I married him because I thought he was a gentleman” she said finally. “I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe” (2.34). It is shown in this quote that Myrtle overestimated George’s money because he’s a mechanic and is unhappy she is living over a garage. In addition, that’s where Tom comes in and she has an affair with him. A quote to assist this would be, “Wilson? He thinks she goes to see her sister in New York. He’s so dumb he doesn’t know she’s alive” (2.26). In analysis of this quote, Myrtle uses Tom to get away from George and because Tom is wealthy and buys things for her. There was more than one reason to Myrtle’s affair with

It was a hot summer day, “The next day was broiling, almost the last, certainly the warmest, of the summer” (114). When the weather is hot, it’s uncomfortable and tense, which is exactly how everyone felt when they were together. Autumn was soon approaching, which meant that the leaves would begin falling and so would the fate of people’s lives. Nick and Daisy leave in his luxurious car after a tense and uncomfortable conversation with Tom. Then, Nick’s luxurious car kills Myrtle, which is ironic because the one thing she dreamed and hoped for, wealth, in life killed her. She was obsessed with materialism, which was why she had an affair with Tom, always wishing for something bigger and

> Tom takes Nick into the city and in transit, they stop at her home to meet her. They at that point go into the city and host a gathering at the condo Tom rents for Myrtle and their thoughtless activities

(pg. 26) d. Myrtle is introduced as Tom’s mistress. She adds conflict because she knows that Tom has Daisy and a child. She also has a husband of her own who is George Wilson. Tom gives her the life she wants, and that she doesn’t have.

The selfishness and lack of caring he showed daisy by his continual cheating ruined their marriage. Even on their honeymoon, Tom was having an affair, and his mistress then was “...one of the chambermaids in the Santa Barbara Hotel”, where they were staying. He’s careless, as he doesn’t fully think through the consequences of his actions, and is shocked that daisy is thinking of leaving him. Violence and intimidation seem to be his choice means of problem-solving, for example, his argument with Myrtle transpired in this way. Without thinking, he “...broke her nose with his open hand.” destroying both the party and a even more of Nick’s dwindling respect for

Myrtle seems to be the opposite of Daisy, but she provides Tom with an escape. Her husband, George, owns the gas station that Tom goes to, and he does not realize until the end of the story that she is having an affair. She picks her Tom over George. This throws him off the edge . Myrtle attempts to run away from George but is hit by Daisy, while she is driving Gatsby 's car.

Myrtle hangs out with Tom so she can feel as if she is in a higher class.

The way Fitzgerald talks about Tom and Myrtle’s relationship makes it come across as Tom not trusting Myrtle at all because “ Tom brought out a bottle of whiskey from a locked bureau door”. Also tom bought Myrtle a low-end apartment

The Buchanans torture Gatsby for unclear reasons other than their demonic nature. Nick explains how “they [smash] up things and creatures and then [retreats] back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it [is] that [keeps] them together” (191). Their disregard for other humans show the stark contrast between them and the innocent people like Nick. They secrete bitterness and jealousy that destroys entire livelihoods. As Gatsby’s body is lowered into his grave, Nick begins to see the shallowness of Daisy. Nick discusses how he “[can] only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower” (186). Surely the woman who earlier confessed her love for Gatsby would have the decency to show up to his funeral. Her existence and actions are a slap in the face to Nick because she is the catalyst for Gatsby’s murder. Coincidentally, Tom and Daisy are what save Nick from entirely losing himself. After his final meeting with Tom, Nick believes he is “rid of [his] provincial squeamishness forever” (191). He is able to realize just how horrible the duo is and escapes with what little certain sanity he has left. Although they destroyed the only man that Nick did not hate, he uses their twisted souls

I really don’t understand tom and I don’t agree with him having a mistress even though he’s already married and has a kid. I think its wrong and I agree with how nick was reacting on how he was thinkung he should call the police. If I had to say a theme for this chapter It might be money can’t buy happiness. Because with all the money that tom has you would think that daisy and tom would be a happy

Later, Nick goes to visit his cousin Daisy, a beautiful, shallow, sophisticated woman and her husband Tom, an

Myrtle becomes a sexual outlet for Tom, showing his power and control over her actions. His power and control is also displayed when he punches her in the nose and she acts as if nothing happened. In addition, Myrtle believes Tom when he claims he cannot leave his wife because “It’s really his wife keeping them apart. She’s a catholic, and they don’t believe in divorce”(33), even though his wife is not catholic. Thus making Myrtle a naive fool for believing this lie and being submissive to

Myrtle had love for her husband. "I married him because I thought he was a gentleman," she said finally. "I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe." "You were crazy about him for a while," said Catherine. "Crazy about him!" cried Myrtle incredulously. "Who said I was crazy about him? I never was any more crazy about him than I was about that man there."Here we get a bit of back-story about George and Myrtle’s marriage, like Daisy, Myrtle was crazy about her husband at first but the marriage has since soured. But while Daisy doesn’t have any real desire to leave Tom, here we see Myrtle eager to leave, and very dismissive of her husband. Myrtle seems to suggest that even having her husband wait on her is unacceptable – it’s clear she thinks she is finally headed for bigger and better things.”Generally he was one of these worn-out men, when he wasn't working he sat on a chair in the doorway and stared at the people and the cars that passed along the road. When any one spoke to him he invariably laughed in an agreeable, colorless way. He was his wife's man and not his own. “ strangely unshakeable partnership of Tom and Daisy, the co-conspirators, observes that George “was his wife’s man,” “worn out.” Obviously, this situation gets turned on its head when George locks Myrtle up when he discovers the affair, but Michaelis’s observation speaks to instability in the Wilson’s marriage, in

West Egg Long Island, next to the mysterious Jay Gatsby. Nick heads over to East Egg to have dinner with Daisy, his second

The second party happens at a secret apartment that Tom and Myrtle own. In this case, affection’s opposition is morale. Tom’s family does not accept commoners such as Myrtle. There is a rigid yet invisible social divide. Nick notices, “The fact that [Tom] had one was insisted upon wherever he was known. His acquaintances resented the fact that he turned up in popular restaurants with her and, leaving her at a table, sauntered about, chatting with whomsoever knew. (24) For this reason, there is a sense of duality. Tom and Myrtle relationship is amorous but lacks social acceptance and proprietary. Thus, maintaining such relationship requires an emotional advertisement, a reminder of Miss Myrtle and Tom 's passion for each other. Nick describe Myrtle actions for awareness, “The intense vitality that had been so remarkable in the garage was converted into impressive hauteur. Her laughter, her gestures, her assertions became more violently affected moment by moment and as she expanded the room grew