To begin with‚ George Wilson seems to find himself being held hostage by his awful past continuously throughout the novel. Firstly with his inability to let go of his wife Myrtle who clearly no longer has love for him. This causes him to do outrageous things for example he tells Michaelis that “I’ve got my wife locked up in there”(Fitzgerald 143). He takes precautions by locking Myrtle up in the bedroom in the event that she may escape and leave him. This clearly shows that Wilson is so attached
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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
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Adam Ross 30 January 2013 English 11-2 Mr. Willis The Great Gatsby Character Analysis: George Wilson “Wilson was so sick that he looked guilty” (Fitzgerald 138 ). After a car strikes his wife Myrtle‚ George Wilson passes the blame to himself out of longing and guilt. Instead of pointing a finger‚ Wilson diligently accepts the circumstances in the novel The Great Gatsby. Focusing on the prosperity and grandeur of the 1920s‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book depicts the affairs and personalities of the
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While reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald one particular character stood out more than the rest. George Wilson was that person. In all the parts that he was in‚ they always seemed to leave an impression on me. It was easy to relate to him through the problems that he faced. His personality and his way of reasoning things out were very familiar to me. In the book he was described as a weakling‚ a servant‚ and a murderer. These three personality traits build up his character.
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By comparing and contrasting George Wilson and Tom Buchanan we discover several new insights due the juxtaposition. From the initial entrance of George Wilson in the book we can see that he is a weak man in the way his character is depicted. He is described as‚ "spiritless and anaemic...who mingled with the cement walls" (30). His presence is so insignificant in the beginning that he does not even stand out against the background of his own home. Tom‚ on the other hand‚ seems more aggressive the
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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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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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The Great Gatsby: Tom And Wilson Most people think that your level in society or the amount of money in your bank account will dictate every event in your life. But sometimes the amount of money you have does not protect you from bad situations. In The Great Gatsby‚ Wilson is the husband of Myrtle who is Tom Buchanan’s mistress. Eventually Tom’s wife Daisy will begin an affair with Gatsby and he will be in the same position as Wilson. Due to the wealth gap between Tom and Wilson you may think they
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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
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In Francis Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ symbols are widely used for Jay Gatsby and George Wilson’s character development. Symbols such as the area where these two characters lived‚ the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg‚ and the cars in this story were all used for this. This novel was filled with symbols and symbolism‚ which try to convey Fitzgerald’s ideas to the reader. Symbols were constantly used in Fitzgerald’s novel to help develop the characters of George Wilson and Jay Gastby. An important
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