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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.
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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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Once Tom and Nick meet up with Myrtle in New York City, Tom proceeds to buy Myrtle a dog for their downtown apartment.
Wilson is handsome, but downtrodden, and has ashes in his hair. Meanwhile, his wife Myrtle—whom Nick learns is Tom's mistress—looks vibrant and sensual. Tom talks to Wilson about selling a car and, when Wilson leaves to grab some chairs, Tom quietly tells Myrtle to meet them at the train station later.
Myrtle attempts to escape her social position by becoming a mistress to the wealthy Tom Buchanan, who buys her gifts (including a puppy) and rents her an apartment in Manhattan, where Myrtle play-acts an upper-class lifestyle, dressing up, throwing parties, expressing disgust for servants.
Oct 3, 2024 · What does Tom's violent act against Myrtle in chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby reveal about him? Myrtle insists on saying Daisy 's name, again and again, even after Tom has apparently told her...
The idea of Myrtle Wilson is introduced in Chapter 1, when she calls the Buchanans' house to speak to Tom. We get our first look at Myrtle in Chapter 2, when Nick goes with Tom to George Wilson's garage to meet her, and then to Myrtle's apartment in Manhattan for a party.
Nick is introduced to Tom Buchanan’s mistress, Myrtle, the wife of George Wilson, a garage mechanic. Tom, Nick and Myrtle catch a train into New York. Myrtle does some shopping and buys a puppy.
