The Relationship Between Myrtle And Mr Wilson In The Great Gatsby

Myrtle and Gatsby both share the same goal of acquiring money and being accepted into the Old Money crowd. Myrtle Wilson thinks that she is meant to belong in the rich crowd and that she is above the poor crowd. “‘I told that boy about the ice.’ Myrtle raised her eyebrows in despair at the shiftlessness of the lower orders” (32). Myrtle looks down on the lower class, even though she if part of the lower class herself, because she thinks that she is above them. She thinks that she should be part of the upper class so she uses Tom Buchanan to achieve that goal. Furthermore, Gatsby tries to be accepted into the Old Money crowd so that Daisy will accept him into her life. “‘Why don’t you- why don’t you stay for supper? I wouldn’t be

The Great Gatsby has many different characters who all have very different traits and personalities. Myrtle’s character is very snobby, not too bright, and seems to get into abusive relationships, likely because of the attraction she has to dominant men. Myrtle is married to a man named George Wilson and is also Tom Buchanan’s mistress. She lives in a place called “Valley of Ashes” and belongs to the lower class, even though she acts as if she is better than them and is not one of them herself. Myrtle is also known as being a fool because of all the things she falls for and believes.

On Thursday last week, two murders have taken place. Myrtle Wilson, wife to a small garage owner, was hit and killed instantly by a speeding car two evenings ago. She had run out into the middle of the street for unknown reasons when the ‘death car’ hit her. The car was allegedly a yellow or green color and was guessed to be traveling around 40 miles per hour when it hit Myrtle. This car was coming from New York; it swerved a little but did not stop when passing

Daisy has the name of a flower, recognizable and with admissible charm. Flowers symbolize innocence, just as the color white does. A daisy, actually, categorizes itself as a wildflower and not of high value. This corresponds with the idea that Daisy, in the end, was not worth very much, or nearly as much as Gatsby made her out to be.

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel is based on Jay Gatsby who is really wealthy, has grand extravagant parties and is deeply in love with Daisy Buchanan. In this novel, Tom Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson develop a close relationship which show characteristics and qualities of the main character.

In the lower class society, The Great Gatsby displays unhappiness in a number of ways and at a variety of extents, this is displayed though the eyes of Myrtle Wilson. Unhappy in her marriage and her position on the social hierarchy. George Wilson, Myrtle’s husband, gave an impressionable first encounter; this lead Myrtle to believe he was true gentleman worthy of her love and affection. She comes to find he is nothing short of

"No matter the situation, never let your emotions overpower your intelligence." (Pinterest) Emotions are always with people. The way people react to certain things is all based on emotions. These emotions can often lead to violent or harmful actions. In The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald, Gatsby uses his money to get Daisy's attention to satisfy his desire.

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, the two central women presented are Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson. These two women, although different, have similar personalities. Throughout the novel, there are instances in which the reader feels bad for and dislikes both Daisy and Myrtle. These two women portray that wealth is better than everything else, and they both base their lives on it. Also the novel shows the hardships and difficulties they have in their marriages. They are never satisfied with what they have, and are always longing for more.

“Myrtle Wilson in The Great Gatsby is an example of the poor. Myrtle is Tom’s lover who is desperately trying to change her life as the lower class. Myrtle is not found with the class she was born into. She insists that she married beneath her, and tries to talk about the lower orders— as if she is not one of them: “‘I told that boy about the ice.’ Myrtle raised her eyebrows in despair at the shiftlessness of the lower orders. ‘These people! You have to keep after them all the time’". Unfortunately for her, she chooses to be Tom’s lover who treats her as a merely object.

Myrtle Wilson is the second major character in The Great Gatsby. She is about 30 years old and is “faintly stout but she carried her surplus flesh sensuously as some woman can” (The Great Gatsby: Character). Myrtle is married to George Wilson, also a mistress to Tom Buchanan. She is not happy with her marriage nor her lifestyle. Myrtle is part of the lower class of society making her poor. With them being poor they end up living in their car garage. George seemed like a gentleman and that is why Myrtle married him, but turns out that he wasn’t. Tom is part the upper class of society which attracts Myrtle to him. They spend a lot of time in the city together. She has an excuse to tell George that she is visiting her sister. George is getting a suspicion that Myrtle is up to no good, and locks her up in a closet. Myrtle being upset, notices a yellow car thinking it was Tom because she noticed him driving it earlier, she runs to the car to get away from George

Many of the occurrences in The Great Gatsby produced far-reaching effects for several of the characters.  Of these occurrences, one of the most influential and important incidents was the death of Myrtle Wilson.  While her life and death greatly affected the lives of all of the main and supporting characters, her death had a very significant effect on the lives of Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby.

Myrtle and George Wilson is one of the few lower class characters portrayed in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The first example that Myrtle is part of the lower class would be how she spent her free time her form of entertainment. She invited her sister and some friends to join a “little party”, but her motivation for doing so went beyond simply wanting to enjoy their company (43). Her intent was largely to show off what she gained for herself through her arrangement. For Myrtle, it is the people around her that keep her company and her decisions are based on entertainment.

In the book the Great Gatsby, the character Jay Gatsby and George Wilson are now known for being friendly to each other but they have the same common goal and passion toward one women, Jay Gatsby is a wealthy, young, dedicated and greedy character and there many reason why he is what he become, Gatsby get wealthy by bootleggin which is smuggling alcohol from Canada to America via Lake Superior so Gatsby giant mansion his employer his own lake come from the bootlegging money. Now for George he just a mechanic in the Valley of Ashes and his wife is Myrtle Wilson, now George is in LOVE with Myrtle like he see her as a goddess and this is where George and Gatsby have a connection George has an undying love for Myrtle and Gatsby have the same feeling for Daisy. So in retrospect the chain of love's start with Gatsby who love Daisy but Daisy is married to Tom and Tom is having an affair with Myrtle and Myrtle dont love or even at all to

These two men have these dreams all planned out yet neither one of them ever knew that they would destroy their dreams themselves and die from it in consequence. Lennie’s own actions was the cause of his death, if Lennie was not mentally handicapped and had not killed Curley’s wife by accident he may not have died, nevertheless such as Rascoe says, it was not his fault and he cannot control what h does not understand. “For Lennie’s condition is an inimical and destructive force. It is a condition he is not responsible for. It is something he cannot help.”

Gatsby then took the initiative to buy a new dress, witch is very expensive for the time period. On the other end of the scale there is Wilson who is poor and owns a gas station yet is treated with disrespect because of his lack of money. “…He wasn’t fit to lick my shoe” (34). Myrtle was talking about her husband who is poor and therefore does not deserve her love. This is the way Fitzgerald depicts the social classes in The Great Gatsby.