Relationships In The Great Gatsby

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, uses his book to portray and critique many male-female relationships. Some of these relationships are marriages, while others are not. There is the relationship between Daisy and Tom Buchanan, Nick Carraway and Jordan Baker, Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson, Myrtle and George Wilson, and Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Some of these relationships had the ability to affect many other people, even if the two in the relationship did not mean for that to happen. Just by looking at and judging each relationship, you can tell exactly what each character values most. Although not every relationship is exactly “healthy,” every relationship works in its own special way. Most of the relationships
They both knew that Daisy would never leave, so she really didn’t have the need to do anything about his affair. She was also having a little love affair of her own too. Both Tom and Daisy know that they are basically perfect for each other, so why would they do or say anything that separated them? Even though their marriage was never at peace and they were constantly fighting, they never got up the courage to leave each other. Both Tom and Daisy Buchanan were such self-absorbed and materialistic people that they believed that their messed up relationship was
Myrtle was a very materialistic person. She was very unhappy with her husband. His job owning a mechanic shop had been very slow and wasn't been bringing in very much money. With his lack of money, he was unable to give Myrtle everything she wanted, so she took it upon herself to have an affair with Tom Buchanan. Myrtle didn't even care if George found out about her affair or not. Myrtle’s husband, George, was very devoted to his wife throughout their whole relationship. He was a very simple man and was quite content with his life. The only reason that their relationship even worked out was because he would let Myrtle walk all over him. He never thought about leaving his wife because he was able to brush off everything that she would do to him. Their relationship ended sooner than they ever thought though because Myrtle was killed when she got hit by a