Relationship Between Tom And Myrtle In The Great Gatsby

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Relationships between some people don’t work, as though some of the relationships of some do. No relationship is perfect, and F. Scott Fitzgerald explains the reasons why through the characters in “The Great Gatsby”. There was a lot of disputes and comparison between Gatsby and Daisy, Nick and Jordan, as well as Tom and Myrtle. In the book The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the relationship between the characters were very mysterious and ostentatious.
In “The Great Gatsby”, there is a burning passion of desire from Gatsby for Daisy Buchanan. However, when Gatsby and Daisy are together, considerable awkwardness is displayed between these two characters, and this awkward atmosphere is primarily the result of the actions of Gatsby. …show more content…

The both of them had a strictly sexual relationship that nobody knew about. Tom and Myrtle were basically having an affair inside their marriage. In addition to that Myrtle felt the need to disrespect Daisy when the time came, because she wanted to feel like the wife number 1 when she was really side chick number 1. "Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!" (p. 120). In spite of the fact that Tom married Daisy, Myrtle felt jealousy and thought that she should have Tom to herself. She was mad that she didn’t marry Tom. Daisy was the lucky one. Myrtle sees the affair with Tom as a way of forgetting her marriage with George and basically a ticket to possible true love. Tom is spoiling Myrtle with all these gifts of animals and gifts that she couldn’t afford. "I think it's cute," said Mrs. Wilson enthusiastically. "How much is it?""That dog?" He looked at it admiringly. "That dog will cost you ten dollars." At this point, Tom doesn’t really want to give her the dog, because does she deserve it? "Is it a boy or a girl?" she asked delicately. "That dog? That dog's a boy." "It's a bitch," said Tom decisively. "Here's your money. Go and buy ten more dogs with it." Tom is starting to have a different type of tone with Myrtle and it has her thinking. For the reason that Tom is spoiling her with all these gifts, Myrtle thinks that Tom wants to do more than have an affair. Tom honestly just loves

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