Very similar to Gatsby, George Wilson also wants to leave all the rags and become successful. He wants to leave the poverty stricken Valley of Ashes and take his wife, Myrtle to some place beautiful where she can no longer complain about their social status. George seeks the help of Tom in order to fulfill his dream, but little does he know, that Tom never has any intentions of helping him and only leads him on because he wants to continue his affair with Myrtle. George’s dream is abruptly crushed…
materialistic goods. Jay Gatsby, who lives in the West Egg, wanted to complete the American dream in hopes that Daisy, who resides in the East Egg, would notice him and his wealth. He hosted weekly parities in which “men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings.” (Fitzgerald, 39) However, the definition of American Dream was fulfilled by “hard work, sacrifice, and perseverance,” (Mantsios, 307) contradicting Gatsby’s way of becoming rich. Another character, Myrtle Wilson, who is part of the…
Besides the horrific and climactic accident of Myrtle, the difference in the social class of which Gatsby and Daisy are in part is what prevents them from being together. The primary difference emerges from the fact that "[Tom and Daisy] are careless people, [who smash] up things and creatures and then [retreats] back into their money or their vast carelessness,... and let other people clean up the mess they had made...." (179). Daisy is essentially immoral as she comes from a wealthy family background…
In the Great Gatsby, social standings are always on the minds of the East and West Eggers. Either thinking about their wealth, 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…
studying literature. The character of James Gatz, alternatively known as Jay Gatsby, is a prime example of the American Dream and could be considered an exact definition of what the American Dream represents. He starts out with his innocent dream of wanting to be worthy enough of Daisy’s love; but in doing so becomes involved in some illegal activities in order to achieve what Daisy requires of someone she loves, wealth. Gatsby goes from a young military officer, who is extremely poor and has essentially…
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…
In “The Great Gatsby”, Fitzgerald illustrates how women, no matter what social status they are classified in, will still have to sacrifice and struggle to find a way to feed their desire for 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…
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…
Him is referring to Myrtle Wilson’s husband George Wilson. Wealth and class mattered so much to Myrtle that she believed it was fine to use George’s status as an excuse to have an affair. She cannot stand being poor so she uses Tom to gain what she taught she deserved. Myrtle is states that George is lower than the lowest of people. He is far too poor for her to advance in high society. Catherine accused Myrtle of being “crazy for {George} for a while,” Myrtle responds by saying the only "crazy"…
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.…