How Does Myrtle Change In The Great Gatsby

The roaring twenties was a time of fame and glamor, where the rich got richer, and the rules of society were changed. New exposure to fame and riches made people change the way they act, displaying more greedy, and less truthful behaviors. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald multiple behaviors are exhibited but the trait of loyalty shows the connection of characters, such as Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby, lastly the connection between Myrtle Wilson and George B. Wilson. Nick Carraway naive to the East and West egg lifestyle is next door neighbors with Mr. Jay Gatsby, a prominent businessman. Gatsby makes it his mission to get friendly with Nick so he can have an excuse to see Daisy his lover, So Gatsby brings up the idea of Nick having her to tea. Nick inquires, “I'm going to call up Daisy to-morrow and invite her

Myrtle has been having an affair with Tom Buchanan while George has been mahganus to her and he lets his wife control him. When George hears the rumors that Gatsby was the one who killed Myrtle, George makes it his mission to kill Gatsby. Nick recalls that, “It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson's body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete”(162). Wilson kills gatsby to avenge Myrtle because he loves her despite the affair and the way she walks all over him. He shows loyalty through his love for her and even kills for her.

The deceitful behaviors and betrayal of the roaring twenties still do not overshadow the loyalty also shown in Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald shows that loyalty is a consistent trait used by the characters in the novel to show the connection between them. Without loyalty, none of the characters would necessarily create bonds either of friendship or