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- In contrast, Myrtle has a kind of desperate vitality; she strikes Nick as sensuous despite her stocky figure. Tom taunts Wilson and then orders Myrtle to follow him to the train. Tom takes Nick and Myrtle to New York City, to the Morningside Heights apartment he keeps for his affair.
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Tom taunts Wilson and then orders Myrtle to follow him to the train. Tom takes Nick and Myrtle to New York City, to the Morningside Heights apartment he keeps for his affair. Here they have an impromptu party with Myrtle’s sister, Catherine, and a couple named McKee.
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The tone of Nick’s narration suggests that many of the...
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Tom reluctantly purchases a dog, and Myrtle proceeds to make herself at home in their small apartment. Myrtle purchasing a dog can be viewed as her attempt to consolidate their relationship...
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The Great Gatsby‘s Chapter 2 starts with Nick describing an area called “Valley of Ashes.” It’s the valley between West Egg and New York City where all the ashes from the city are dropped. Nick describes it as abandoned land, which was once advanced, totally buried under ashes to the point that everything seems ash-grey. Two eyes, “blue and giganti...
The description of the Valley of Ashes at the beginning of Chapter 2 strikes with the shocking contrast. It is a counterpart to the glamour of rich areas. This is where people with no money, no purpose in life, and no dreams live. In the novel, the Valley of Ashes symbolizes the rotten souls of the richthat are covered with dazzling clothes and man...
Myrtle does some shopping and buys a puppy. All three then go to an apartment which Tom and Myrtle use for their extra-marital affair. They are joined by Myrtle’s sister Catherine, and by a couple named McKee.
Oct 3, 2024 · Does Myrtle's lifestyle contribute to her affair with Tom in The Great Gatsby? Fitzgerald's first description of Myrtle makes us realize that Myrtle is very opposite from Tom's...
Tom leads Nick to George Wilson's auto garage, and Nick learns that Tom's mistress is Wilson's wife, Myrtle. Wilson is good-looking, but beaten-down and lifeless and has ashes in his hair, while Myrtle strikes Nick as vibrant and oddly sensuous.
However, Tom sees Myrtle as simply another possession. This becomes evident after Myrtle’s death after being hit by Daisy driving the “death car” and Tom and Daisy run away together, with neither facing any consequences. The reader first learns about Myrtle in Chapter 1, when Tom leaves the table to take a phone call.
