The Great Gatsby: Daisy/Myrtle
After first glancing at The Great Gatsby, it didn't seem as if any similarities between the wealthy, dainty Daisy Buchanan, the object of Gatsby's worship, and Myrtle Wilson, the bawdy, mechanic's wife who was having an affair with Daisy's husband. In fact, it was felt that there was no comparison at all, because I felt that other than sharing an abhorable man, there was nothing else to look at. But after deeper analysis, there was more to their motives and personalities go deeper than that. For the most part, they both seem to have an affinity toward other men other than their husbands. Daisy has a minor fling with Gatsby that developed from past feeling they had for each other. Myrtle has an affair with Tom Buchanan that developed after meeting in a train car. Despite the fact they seem to have an indifference to the general feeling that cheating is wrong, they both have different reasons for doing what they did. Daisy cheated because she's a romantic of the worst kind; a romantic with no moral standing and a somewhat obscure sense of reality. The phrase "hopeless romantic" would be an understatement. This can be best reflected in her statement in chapter six when she claimed that she would be leaving Tom. But after Tom's
" Indeed, George Wilson had displayed a great sense of urgency when he told Tom that he wanted to move west, in short to escape Myrtle's extra-marital relations. She was basically going on basic attraction. She lives in a large house complete with money, a big, strong, wealthy husband, and a live "mommy" accessory (a. Although I'd hate to compare a dog to a baby, the dog seemed to become Myrtle's live "mommy" accessory. To put it bluntly, Daisy's sense of morality depends on the strongest figure in the room, which made her susceptible to Gatsby's charms when she was alone with him. This is strongly reflected through her mannerisms. Myrtle played out her desires in the small apartment Tom kept for them to get away to in New York. When Gatsby described his initial meeting with Daisy, he stated that he knew that he had to pretend have a great deal of money. Perhaps it was under Tom's influence, or perhaps it was an additional fantasy that she wanted to add to her affair with Tom, but Myrtle seemed to want to play the same roll as Daisy did. The apartment, as Nick described it, was filled with furniture of a more affluent life style that seemed to be condensed into the small living room. Daisy had lived a life of money, and when the time had come, she had to marry into money to maintain her lifestyle. " (138) Marital problems are blatant in this statement, but it is still a true profession of love, as twisted as it is.
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