The Role Of Myrtle In The Great Gatsby

George said softly, “—I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed we’d never do her. He usta like to

Daisy has the name of a flower, recognizable and with admissible charm. Flowers symbolize innocence, just as the color white does. A daisy, actually, categorizes itself as a wildflower and not of high value. This corresponds with the idea that Daisy, in the end, was not worth very much, or nearly as much as Gatsby made her out to be.

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.

Many of the occurrences in The Great Gatsby produced far-reaching effects for several of the characters.  Of these occurrences, one of the most influential and important incidents was the death of Myrtle Wilson.  While her life and death greatly affected the lives of all of the main and supporting characters, her death had a very significant effect on the lives of Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby.

Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character of Daisy Buchanan undergoes many noticeable changes. Daisy is a symbol of wealth and of promises broken. She is a character we grow to feel sorry for but probably should not.

He has an extraordinary library that is stacked with real books but has never been opened or read and he gives wild parties but does not join in them. This is an example of immorality because the guests of the party have no intentions of meeting the host or thanking him. They are only there to show off their wealth and they dress nice so they can show others that they have money. Although the guests of Gatsby's party have fortune, they are immoral because they have no principles and no ethics. They show no appreciation and come to his parties to show their wealth.

     Daisy is seeking her own version of the American Dream, and Gatsby just happens to be in it, just as

They never let those outside influences sway them to far from what they actually thought of one another ultimately the reason why they end up being married in the end of the novel when George

“‘I think he [Gatsby] half expected her [Daisy] to wander into one of his parties, some night,…” (Chapter 4). Yet, no matter what Gatsby does, his American Dream is unattainable, because Daisy chooses her husband, Tom Buchanan, over Gatsby. “Her [Daisy] frightened eyes told that whatever intentions, whatever courage, she had had, were definitely gone” (Chapter 7). The protagonist from The Great Gatsby desires something he cannot obtain, similar to the protagonist from The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield.

The American Dream can mean different things depending on who is asked. Some will answer it is the freedom of religion, class or race, others will claim it is about the ability to choose where they want to work, what they want to wear, or what’s for breakfast the next day.

Themes of hope, success, and wealth overpower The Great Gatsby, leaving the reader with a new way to look at the roaring twenties, showing that not everything was good in this era. F. Scott Fitzgerald creates the characters in this book to live and recreate past memories and relationships. This was evident with Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship, Tom and Daisy’s struggling marriage, and Gatsby expecting so much of Daisy and wanting her to be the person she once was. The theme of this novel is to acknowledge the past, but do not recreate and live in the past because then you will not be living in the present, taking advantage of new opportunities.

It seems that George takes Martha comments with a grain of salt. He ignores Martha in a way that hints at the deep love he has for her.

We see this when George intentionally pays no attention to Martha as she tries all the harder to win his interest:

Years later, George works in customer service, but his real passion is screenwriting. George is afraid to date American women. George’s girlfriend, ISIS (20’s), is controlling and demanding. George’s friends and roommates don’t believe Isis is a good fit for George.

This shocks George, who always thought she did not know about the affair and did not think that she could be this bold. She have known about the affair since back in England, but never have had the courage to confront him about it. However, in the Blue Mountains, she is like a different person.