In “The Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald‚ Myrtle Wilson plays a role in not only her own death‚ but also the tragic demise of J. Gatsby. In chapter 2 she is described as “in her middle thirties and faintly stout” (29). Myrtle Wilson is the wife of degenerate garage owner George Wilson. She expresses her feelings for her decision on marrying George as “The only crazy I was was when I married him. I knew right away I made a mistake” (34-35). As a result‚ she bemoaned being married to her husband.
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money. Daisy Buchanan‚ an upper class woman sacrifices her love for Jay Gatsby to keep her social standing and wealth. Jordan Baker‚ a wealthy woman gives up her own sexuality to gain fame and money which she thinks she deserves. And finally‚ Myrtle Wilson‚ a lower class housewife sells her own body for her desire to bring her self up in society. These women show us that social status does not determine the willingness to achieve one’s ambition. Daisy Buchanan’s rejection for Gatsby tells us that
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Myrtle Wilson is a very important character in The Great Gatsby. Myrtle is‚ in her mid thirties and faintly stout but she carried her surplus flesh sensuously as some women can" (29). She is the wife of George Wilson‚ who buys and sells cars for a living. They do not have a lot of money and Myrtle is extremely unhappy. Myrtle is part of the lower class and does not have a lavish lifestyle like she wants. Myrtle never really loved George. She married him because she thought he was kind and a gentleman
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appearances‚ or where they really stand in the social ladder‚ they are constantly thinking about themselves; and while some despise each other for what they are‚ others only dream about being them-people like Myrtle Wilson. Through Fitzgeralds choice of diction and detail‚ he conveys Myrtle as a low class dreamer‚ only desiring the acceptance from the upscale socialite friends of her boyfriend Tom; and Tom as a self-absorbed‚ wealthy‚ and power craving aristocrat. Tom Buchanan‚ the wealthy and self
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30 November 2007 Myrtle and Fitzgerald’s Wasteland Myrtle Wilson is Fitzgerald’s vessel for illustrating the modern wasteland. His conception of the wasteland as an unavoidable‚ vulgar part of the 1920s society is parallel to his characterization of Myrtle as an unavoidable‚ vulgar character that refuses to be ignored. He uses her to point out what he sees as the faults of modern society. Myrtle is materialistic‚ superficial‚ and stuck living in the physical wasteland referred to as "the valley
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We get the feeling that Myrtle Wilson is not an especially smart woman. Strung along by Tom‚ Myrtle is convinced that he loves her and would leave his wife for her if he could. The whole bit about Daisy being a Catholic and not believing in divorce is‚ as Nick points out‚ not remotely true. Because she is unhappy in her marriage to George‚ Myrtle is drawn to Tom for certain specific reasons. George is passive‚ but Tom is controlling and authoritative. Myrtle puts up with Tom’s physical
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accomplishing the American Dream. The female characters‚ Daisy‚ Jordan‚ and Myrtle‚ all speak to the different implications of the American Dream. Daisy’s quality is that of an unattainable princess. Much like the American dream‚ she draws‚ feels " comfortable enough " (Fitzgerald 95) to be managed‚ has all the earmarks of being finished‚ and her voice is enticing‚ "full of money" (Fitzgerald 125)‚ musical‚ and baiting. Myrtle is an illustration of what a lady is not like. She is voracious‚ narrow minded
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Running head: WILDER DESTINATION Destination: Myrtle Beach‚ SC Dezarae Wilder Professor Eva Smith: HTM100 Spring 2011 May 1‚ 2011 Destination: Myrtle Beach‚ SC I. Why do tourists visit Myrtle Beach‚ SC? Myrtle Beach‚ SC is a prime location for tourists any time of the year. It ’s location on the eastern coastline of the United States is in between North Carolina and Georgia. It is the first state on Interstate 95 South that travelers see Palm Trees. Their average temperature is about
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George’s wife Myrtle is looking out of the window. She sees Jordan in the car with Tom Buchanan‚ so she thinks that this must be his wife or new mistress. Therefore‚ Myrtle is very jealous and does not even notice that she is "being observed" (page 125) by Nick who knows what she is thinking. She just envies the woman in the yellow car. He described that Myrtle is assuming Jordan is Tom’s wife. Her reaction shows that she does not respect or love her husband at all. For her everything is wealth
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Wonderworks in Myrtle Beach Legend has it that Professor Wonder and a group of the world’s best scientists tried to create a man-made tornado inside of the house while it was in the Bermuda Triangle. Something went wrong‚ and the winds from the storm lifted the lab high into the air and landed upside down in Myrtle Beach‚ where it still sits inverted today. The rest of the experiments in the house astonishingly stayed intact‚ and they are what thousands of visitors come to Myrtle Beach to see every
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