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While Tom is forced to keep his affair with Myrtle relatively discreet in the valley of the ashes, in New York he can appear with her in public, even among his acquaintances, without causing a scandal.
- Chapter 3
A summary of Chapter 3 in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The...
- Chapter 3
Nick and Tom pass through the valley of ashes on their way to a party in the City. Tom drives, but stops part way there at the garage belonging to George Wilson, Myrtle’s cuckold husband....
I've determined why Gatsby is pursuing Daisy, why Daisy is torn between him and Tom, why Jordan is interested in Nick, why Myrtle is enamored with Tom, but what I can't figure out is why Tom is taken by Myrtle. She isn't described as attractive, and she's poor.
Oct 3, 2024 · Expert Answers. D. Reynolds, M.A. | Certified Educator. Share Cite. How do Tom and Myrtle meet in The Great Gatsby? Myrtle, a few drinks of whiskey inside of her, confides to Nick how...
Tom insists Myrtle meet him in Manhattan, so she boards the same train as Tom and Nick, but she sits in a different car to be discreet, and they then meet up at the station. Myrtle decides she would like a dog, and Tom buys her a puppy from a condescending passing salesman.
Myrtle pulled her chair close to mine, and suddenly her warm breath poured over me the story of her first meeting with Tom. "It was on the two little seats facing each other that are always the last ones left on the train.
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On their way back to Long Island, Tom and Nick learn that Myrtle has been killed in a hit-and-run, which at first leads Nick to believe that it was Gatsby behind the wheel, until Nick approaches Gatsby and learns that Daisy was the one driving the car.
