Deaf And Blind Husband Analysis

The Deaf and Blind Husbands Michel de Montaigne, a sixteenth-century French philosopher, states “A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.” Marriage is very difficult and a marriage would be perfect if the wife could not see what the husband is doing, and the husband could not hear what his wife says. Unfortunately for George Wilson, from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Amos Hart, from the movie Chicago, they are both deaf and blind and their wives have no disabilities. Neither husbands can see that their wives are cheating on them or hear their wives’ lies. Both husbands love their wives and try to save their marriages, but they get different ending results. George and Amos are not aware that their wives
George decides to try to get some money fast to take Myrtle west. He is talking to Tom Buchannan about buying Tom’s car when he explains “I’ve been here too long. I want to get away. My wife and I want to go West” (Fitzgerald 123). Tom does not understand why George wants to move and George answers “I just got wised up to something funny the last two days . . . That’s why I want to get away. That’s why I been bothering you about the car” (Fitzgerald 124). George finds out about Myrtle’s affair, but he does not know she is having it with Tom. George’s last effort to save his marriage is to take Myrtle away from her lover so he can save their marriage. Amos is just like George because he tries to save his marriage as well. Amos tries multiple times by trying to save Roxie and get her a good layer. He struggles with getting enough money and tells Billy Flynn, the lawyer, that “And that’s all I got so far. But I’d give you twenty dollars of my salary every week. I’d give you a note with interest. Double, triple, until every cent is paid, I promise” (Chicago). Amos is giving every cent he owns to pay for Roxie’s lawyer to prove to her that he is still there for her, even though she deceives him. He is showing Roxie he still supports her and loves her through her mistakes. Both men try to save their marriages because they still love their wives. Even though both men try
. . heard the shots . . . I drove from the station directly to Gatsby’s house and my rushing anxiously up the front steps was the first thing that alarmed anyone But they knew then, I firmly believe. With scarcely a word said, four of us, the chauffeur, butler, gardener, and I, hurried down to the pool. It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson’s body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete (Fitzgerald 161-162).
George decides to get his revenge by killing the Gatsby, under the pretenses that Gatsby is the killer of his wife. After he shoots Gatsby he commits suicide, most likely because he has nothing to live for now and does not want to face the crime he commits. Amos has a sad ending to his story, but it does not end in him dying like George. Amos tries multiple times to save his marriage, but Roxie is not in love with him. Roxie proves to Amos she does not love him when after her trail Amos wants to talk to her and they converse:
ROXIE HART. What do you want?
AMOS HART. I want you to come home. You said you still wanted to, and the