Chapter 2 Pages 23-38
In Chapter 2 Tom and Nick are riding on the train and Tom forces Nick off so that they can meet Tom's mistress. The mistress is Myrtle Wilson and she is married to Mr. Wilson, a car repair shop owner. Tom and Nick meet her later at a news-stand and they eventually arrive at an apartment that Tom probably owns for himself and Myrtle. Myrtle invites over her sister and the McKees and they have a little party. At the end of the chapter Mr. McKee and Nick leave the party and eventually Nick ends up beside Mr. McKee's bed looking at his photos.
Myrtle Wilson
-"The only crazy I was was when I married him. I knew right away I made a mistake."
-confident, powerful, controlling, social
-Myrtle is in the novel as Tom's counter part. She is very similar to him in that she dislikes her marriage, is dominant in her marriage and is cheating on her spouse. She is in the book to make conflict between Tom and Daisy.
"I have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon." (page 29) This struck me as very odd, seeing as at the time, as at any time, young successful people like Nick regularly drink. Also, since he was in the war one might think that he would use alcohol to cope with the mental problems he probably experiences. But, this further adds to his reliability as a narrator.
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