Comapre Great Gatsby And Cats

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part of Tom's life because he has a lot of money. She lets Tom push her around and treat her however he wants. She always thought she should have done better than her current husband and having an affair with Tom reinforces this belief of hers. Her current husband, George Wilson, is just a poor gas station owner. Myrtle would rather be treated like a dog by someone who has money instead of being cared for by someone who has no money. Myrtle's regret of marrying her husband is apparent when she is talking with Catherine on [page 59]:
Myrtle: I married him because I thought he was a gentleman. I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe.
Catherine: You were crazy about him for a while.
Myrtle: Crazy about him! The only crazy I was, was when I married
him.

It is also apparent on [page 37] that Myrtle is using an excuse for neglecting her responsibility to be faithful to her husband. She declares "You can't live forever; ...

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who connects Gatsby to Nick and consequently Gatsby to Daisy. Jordan is also a friend of Daisy's while she has a relationship with Nick during the story. She has short hair and plays golf which back in the twenties was uncommon for women. Therefore you can assume she acts like a guy. She is very into the Roaring Twenties party scene and is carelessly going through life. The carelessness comes out when she is driving with Nick on [page 59]:

Nick: You're a rotten driver, either you ought to be more careful or you oughtn't to drive at all.
Jordan: I am careful.
Nick: No you're not.
Jordan: Well, other people are.
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