... skilled craftsmen and independent business owners. Mechanization was quickly forcing them out of business, denying them the chance at upward mobility no matter how hard they tried. George and Myrtle Wilson belong to this second class of people, each struggling to survive in their own way. While George continues day after day with the false hope of success, his wife turns ... to an affair with the wealthy Tom Buchanan of East Egg. The character of Myrtle Wilson in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is driven by her belief that she is of a greater social caliber than indicated by her ...

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... and cousin of the narrator, Nick Carraway; Daisy Fay Buchanan, and a "sensuously" (28) captive wife of an impoverished character, George Wilson; Myrtle Wilson. Myrtle and Daisy have many similarities; however, there are subtle differences between them. Daisy Fay's lighthearted and sensitive personality causes her to be defenseless ... cheat on Tom because she was tired of his disloyalties, but she also uses his passionate personality to temporary fulfill her happiness. "'Go ahead,' answered Daisy genially, 'and if you want to take down addresses here's my little gold pencil. 'She Loo...

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... you have Billy Flynn a master lie weaver. He spins lies for a living keeping women out of jail, for a hefty price. Part I: Character Analysis George Wilson, from the novel The Great Gatsby, is a shy, little man, who is dominated by his wife whom is way out of his league; and then we have ... (Fitzgerald, 123-124), he is pushed to limits and becomes psychotic. "It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener say Wilson's body a little way off" (Fitzgerald, 162) He couldn't take the thought of his wife's lover killing her and then being able to live ... that they ...

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... does not like the people that he and Daisy are sitting with and asks to go sit with other people. To this, Daisy says, "'Go Ahead, and if you want to take down any addresses here's my little gold pencil'" (108). Daisy is basically giving Tom permission to talk to other ... something as better or worse than it really is (dictrionary.com). When Tom takes Nick to meet his mistress Myrtle, he talks about George Wilson, who is Myrtle's husband. He states, "Wilson? He think she goes to see her sister in New York. He's so dumb he doesn't know he's alive" (26). ... This is an example of exaggera...

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... evening, Nick receives information from Jordan regarding his cousin's marriage. He learns about Tom Buchanan's affair with a woman named Myrtle Wilson, who lives in the valley of the ashes. Myrtle is an independent woman who is desperately trying to get ahead in life. In the same night, Nick gains knowledge about his infamous neighbor, Jay Gatsby, who hosts wild parties every Saturday ... the city and head back to East Egg, Gatsby and Daisy in Gatsby's car, while the others drive Tom's coupe. As Gatsby and Daisy are driving home, they pass George Wilson, Myrtle Wilson's husband, and his...

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... coldly. 'And if you feel that way about it maybe I'd better sell it somewhere else after all." "I don't mean that," explained Wilson quickly. "I just meant----" His voice faded off and Tom glanced impatiently around the room. (29) Not only is Tom disrespecting George by threatening him ... not have any regard for the well being of his cousin Daisy. The reader comes upon this knowledge when Nick meets Tom's mistress, Myrtle Wilson, at George Wilson's garage in the valley of ashes. Tom bluntly tells Nick that he is having an affair with this woman, cheating on his wife who is ... gas...

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... one that wanted to stay at the poor end of society, by looking at his past you can see that he was determined to get ahead in life. His father told Nick, Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He always has some resolves like this or something. Did you notice what he's got about improving his mind? He was always great for ... symbols of great status in the 1920's was the automobile. In the novel we are told that Gatsby has five cars. He gives a car to Nick and one kills Myrtle Wilson later in the book. Gatsby's favorite yellow car was describes by Nick as, . . . and there in its monstrous length...

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... admitted into Princeton. Fitzgerald's self-discipline is portrayed through Gatsby's strict life schedule that is shown to us at the end, by Henry C. Gatz. Fitzgerald understood hard work, to get ahead in life, and money to live a happy joyful life "wealth, he saw, was important too because wealth alone makes it possible for a man actually to live the life the imagination ... city. Gatsby's relationship to Fitzgerald is somewhat different. They've both worked hard to achieve success. They realize that image can say a lot about a man and can help you get ahead in life. Their life are also...

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... in Mr. Buchanan when he discusses his attitudes towards the superiority of the white race as well as his secret affair with Myrtle Wilson. "Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand" (39). Myrtle speaking of Daisy's name was enough to enrage this "hulking" man, as Daisy describes Tom (17). To add, Jay ... ...

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... in California, and underlies the idea of grandiose promise betrayed by brutalized reality- (Kermit Moyer 227). Ella Kaye, was based on Nellie Bly, a mistress to the yachtsman (Bruccoli 212). Myrtle Wilson's name has a number of interesting features (Stark 60). In the American College Dictionary, Myrtle is the generic name of an evergreen that, "is used as an emblem of love and ... - the amalgam was never complete in my mind- (qtd. in Burnam 106-07). " Fitzgerald invests Gatsby with many of the characteristics of the heroes of myth and romance . . ."" (Rose Gallo 39). Matthew J. Bruccoli...

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... mess they had made" (187-88). In those few words Fitzgerald summarizes the essence of Tom and Daisy's entire being. Another character whose entire being revolves around money is Myrtle Wilson. Myrtle stands at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder and money seems to be her only desire in life. She makes it abundantly clear when she speaks of her wedding ... I made a mistake. He borrowed somebody's best suit to get married in and never even told me about it, and the man came after it one day when he was out" (39). Myrtle has hoped for money however, all that her husband gave her was ele...

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... of Ashes; once someone is stuck there that is their final resting place. This is the place where the deaths and dreams for Jay Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson, and George Wilson, these characters die due to misconception and anger. Once a character is placed in the Valley of Ashes it is only a matter of time before ... point. This location is like the light at the end of the tunnel. While in New York City Tom Buchanan has a scandalous affair with Myrtle Wilson. She doesn't care about anyone except those who will help guide her on the correct path to improve her life, as she thought Tom would have...

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... his arms out toward it, as if to grasp the green light. Tom Buchanan takes Nick into New York, and on the way they stop at George Wilson's garage. Tom has been having an affair with his wife, Myrtle, and Tom tells her to join them later in the city. The garage is in ... the 'valley of ashes,' as Fitzgerald describes it, a vast, desolate area. Other than Wilson's garage, the only other feature of note is a large advertisement for an optometrist, two large eyes that look over the barren area. When Tom and Nick arrive ... McKee. They gossip about Gatsby, who they believe to be related to t...

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... Sly make his degrating opinion towards the poor evident. Similarily, in the great gatsby, the character of Wison represents the lower class in American Society. Wilson lives in the valley of ashes where the poor people who have been consumed by the society and become its product all reside. Tom Buchanan who ... is one of the characters which represents the wealthy in the novel has an affair with Wilson's wife named Myrtle. When Tom goes to see Myrtle he refers to Wilson as "being so dumb he wouldn't even know if he was dead." This shows that Tom not only ... looks down upon Wilson, but ...

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... valley of the ashes where the most tragic occurrences take place; Tom has his affair with Myrtle, Daisy kills Myrtle with Gatsby's car, and George Wilson decides to murder Gatsby. The Valley of Ashes is a dismal place representing the moral descent of mankind. As a result of the continuing growth of capitalism ... advertisement that presents its undying presence looming above the ash-heaps, takes on significance when grief stricken George Wilson refers to it as God. While looking at the giant eyes after Myrtle's death, Wilson reveals he had taken his wife to the window just before she di...

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... green. The other car, the one going toward New York came to rest a hundred yards beyond, and its driver hurried back to where Myrtle Wilson, her life violently extinguished, knelt in the road and mingled her dark blood with the dust. (144-145) Since Fitzgerald obviously has no difficulty ... this case, any description of the accident is totally omitted. In fact, you cannot even be certain, until the end of the second paragraph, that Myrtle Wilson was, in fact, hit by a car. The same lack of detail is evident in Fitzgerald's depiction of Gatsby's death: The chauffeur " he ... there is a re...

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... and Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Gatsby are all responsible of abandoning their morals for one reason or another. The people in poverty like Mrytle Wilson loses her perception on life and does many inappropriate acts. Many circumstances may have contributed to the outrageous acts that took place, or it just ... new money" Gatsby has to offer, she rudely avoids him. Daisy's lack of morals are clearly revealed in a hit-and-run which fatally kills Mrytle Wilson. Her refusal to take the blame for the tragic event shows how much she cares for others. Gatsby ultimately accepts responsibil...

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... eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckelburg. The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckelburg are seen on a billboard advertisement in the ash-heaps around the house and garage of George Wilson. These gigantic blue eyes without a face look out at the valley of ashes from behind a pair of yellow eyeglasses. This billboard advertisement takes on an added ... significance in Chapter 8. A grief-stricken George Wilson refers to it as God. While looking at the giant eyes after Myrtle's death Wilson reveals he had taken his wife to the window just before she died and told her, "God knows ... what you've been doing, everything y...

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... . F. Scott Fitzgerald revealed the negativity of this time period, opening viewers eyes to adapt to the lifestyle of society that wasn't so glamorous. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson, and Tom Buchanan are all symbols of people in the lost generation in America during the early 1920's. Jay Gatsby was a man acknowledged for his riches, over the top parties ... 't repeat the past? Why of course you can!" (Fitzgerald 110) Gatsby was a fool to love by the false faces and emotions of society; a traditional man who didn't belong. Myrtle Wilson was a money hungry spouse and mistres...

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... self-oriented selfish parasites are "bright" and thriving. Car is like house, tending to be associated with the materialism of American Dream. Nick only had a shabby car; Wilson lived on car-repairing; Tom fooled Wilson by using his bait; Gatsby had two nice yellow cars to receive guests. To Gatsby, car is not only a means of showing off but also a means of ... redeeming his primary lover Daisy. However the traffic accident of Mrs Wilson caused by the car brought about the ruin of Gatsby and Wilson, which are what they finally paid for love. The two different idealists, for their respec...

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... Tom Buchanan's mistress...Myrtyle. Myrtyle and her husband live at her husbands place of work...a mechanic's garage.....Tom Buchanan previously made great efforts to get Nick to "see his girl." Wilson is interested in purchasing Toms car....There home is rather drab and does not seem to be fitting to a person as extravagant as Myrtyle...Myrtyle even dresses extravengently in her ... ." Myrtlye is a dashing person with noticeable features of which include her partyish clothes and demeanor.She totally ignores her husband,Wilson, upon here meeting with Tom and Nick and walks directly toward...

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... professional golfer who cheated in her first tournament in order to win. Jordan is cynical, boyish, and self-centered. Jordan is beautiful, but also dishonest. Myrtle Wilson: Tom's lover, which has a lifeless husband (George) that owns a run-down garage in the valley of ashes. Tom treats her as a simple object ... incredibly jealous of Daisy. After with a fight with her husband, she runs out into the street and is hit and killed by Gatsby's car. George Wilson: Myrtle's husband, the lifeless, exhausted owner of a run-down auto shop at the edge of the valley of ashes. George loves and ide...

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... . Throughout the novel, moral decadence is displayed by many members of the wealthy, ruthless upper-class society. For example, blatant adultery takes place throughout the novel. Tom Buchannan and Myrtle Wilson, both of whom have marriages with other people, arrange a meeting together in New York (Fitzgerald 30-31). Both Tom and Myrtle treat their spouses as their inferiors, and neither really ... people most commonly lie to advance or protect themselves. Lying not only promotes one's self, but it also deceives and takes advantage of others. Long after George Wilson kills Gatsby, Tom adm...

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... is constantly stressed within the American Dream. One feels as though their place is not good enough, and all they wish for is to move up in the world. Myrtle Wilson is a great example of a character who tries to attain the American Dream. She lives with her husband, George, in the Valley of Ashes, which is lower than the lower class ... . Just being in his presence makes her feel like a completely different person. An example of this on page 30 reads: "I like your dress," remarked Mrs. McKee, "I think it's adorable." Mrs. Wilson rejected the compliment by raising her eyebrow in disdain....

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... hopes give way to the dust of disappointment. Certainly Gatsby's dreams turn to ashes; and it is dramatically appropriate that the custodian of the Valley of Ashes, George Wilson, should be Gatsby's murderer. That Wilson is the demise of Gatsby's dream- and that the dream gives way to ashes- is made clear through descriptive detail. Over the desolate area, known as the ... also has occasion to brood over the ashes of the past, over the solemn dumping ground of worn out hopes" (Lehan 121). The death of Gatsby comes ironically from George Wilson's total misunderstanding of the world from ...

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