Myrtle and George Wilson both live in a rundown garage. ... This is the place where the deaths and dreams for Jay Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson, and George Wilson, these characters die due to misconception and anger. ... The Wilsons meet their fate just as the Valley of Ashes represents when George Wilson kills himself and Myrtle Wilson is a victim of a hit and run. ... "The Great Gatsby". ... "Fitzgerald, Perkins, Great Gatsby....

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Stott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby includes two women: a "charming" (14) young woman and cousin of the narrator, Nick Carraway; Daisy Fay Buchanan, and a "sensuously" (28) captive wife of an impoverished character, George Wilson; Myrtle Wilson. ... Contrary to Daisy's personality, Myrtle Wilson has a superficial and robust charisma. When she is first introduced in The Great Gatsby, she is described as a very captivative and seductive woman. ... Similarly, Myrtle's character in The Great Gatsby is more course and indelicate than Daisy. ... Also, Myrtle turns...

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Short Summary of The Great Gatsby F. ... Around Tom and away from her husband, the earthy Myrtle Wilson adopts an affected, pretentious tone. ... This is Gatsby's great flaw: he believes that he can escape the past and undo what he and Daisy have experienced. ... When they pass Wilson's garage, Daisy swerves to avoid another car and ends up hitting Myrtle, killing her. ... Wilson shoots Gatsby before committing suicide. ...

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In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson, and Tom Buchanan are all symbols of people in the lost generation in America during the early 1920's. ... Myrtle Wilson was a money hungry spouse and mistress. ... (Class Lecture Notes) Myrtle being married to her husband George Wilson didn't matter to her at all. ... " (The Great Gatsby 107) Tom wasn't acceptive of the fact that Gatsby was new money. ... In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson, and Tom Buchanan, were the major contributing elements to belonging to the generation that changed society, forever....

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The Great Gatsby portrays 1920's life. ... Throughout the novel, moral decadence, frequent exploitation, and the unobtainable American Dream represent significant themes in understanding various interpretations of The Great Gatsby's storyline. ... Tom Buchannan and Myrtle Wilson, both of whom have marriages with other people, arrange a meeting together in New York (Fitzgerald 30-31). ... Daisy shows a great lack of moral character when she quickly involves herself in an affair with Gatsby. ... Long after George Wilson kills Gatsby, Tom admits to telling Wilson that Gatsby killed...

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In The Great Gatsby, F. ... When Tom takes Nick to meet his mistress Myrtle, he talks about George Wilson, who is Myrtle's husband. ... Tom says this about Wilson because it is so obvious to everyone else that Myrtle is cheating on George except to George himself. ... In the end, Daisy chooses to remain with Buchanan, and Gatsby is murdered by the deranged husband of Myrtle Wilson, Buchanan's mistress, who had been accidentally run down and killed by Daisy. Buchanan serves as Gatsby's executioner; he allows George Wilson to believe that Gatsby had killed Myrtle (Trask 2)". ...

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When posed with the question, "How does Fitzgerald convey the theme of the American Dream throughout The Great Gatsby?" ... Jay Gatsby, the protagonist of The Great Gatsby, seems to represent this American Dream. ... Fitzgerald mentions Gatsby wearing a pink suit at one time in The Great Gatsby. ... Myrtle Wilson is a great example of a character who tries to attain the American Dream. ... There are many issues that can be analyzed within The Great Gatsby. ...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... Myrtle Wilson's desire for upper class status rivals that of all other characters in The Great Gatsby. ... George Wilson, Myrtle's husband, also wishes to come into some money, namely through Tom's car, which he hopes to buy and then sell again and make some money out of it. ... I agree that The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of the destructive power of dreams. ...

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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby, written by F.Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel about American lives amongst society in the 1920's. ... The Great Gatsby exemplifies how materialistic living from day to day is idealistic in pursuit of happiness. ... Gatsby and Myrtle Wilson are two characters who reach for higher living. ... Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, strives to achieve an accurate hypothesis of life during the nineteen twenties. ... Jay Gatsby goes to great lengths to recapture the past by regaining daisy's love. ...

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"The Great Gatsby", a novel by F. ... "The Great Gatsby" is being told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, Daisy's cousin, who moves into New York City making a living while selling bonds. ... They are placed near the Wilson's because that is where some of the most selfish acts take place such as Tom's affair with Myrtle Wilson. ... Tom's secret affair with Myrtle quickly comes to an end once he finds out that Jay Gatsby still longs for Daisy. ... Also, the ongoing confliction between Tom and Gatsby for Daisy could have been the cause of Myrtle's death. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, "The Great Gatsby," provides a commentary on a variety of themes, including justice, power, greed, time, betrayal, and the pursuit of the American Dream. ... Throughout this time, Tom has been cheating on Daisy with a few girls especially, with Myrtle Wilson with whom he has had a long relationship. ... Myrtle knows that her husband, George Wilson, is a poor man that fills up gas for customers and lives in a trashy place. Myrtle and Tom's relationship is quite dysfunctional: Myrtle wants Tom for his wealth and popularity, while Tom is just using My...

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In The Great Gatsby, the longing for the real American Dream---a simple white picket fence, a perfect family, a true love, and security---is not uncommon, but the corruption is characterized by greed and overpowered by money and material wealth. ... This quote also reveals that maybe even Daisy was not good enough for Gatsby's great dream since it was so oversize. ... Though Gatsby may have been the base of the corruption of the American Dream throughout the book, Tom and Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson thrice reflect the disingenuous desires of the population. ... Scott Fitzgerald&#x...

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He wrote many notable novels in his career, and one of them is Great Gatsby. ... Tom takes his mistress Myrtle Wilson to an apartment where they have a party. ... George Wilson, who is Myrtle's husband, was very angry about her wife's death. ... The Great Gatsby was a wonderful movie and a book. ... The Great Gatsby shows an example of how failure people can succeed. ...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... Myrtle Wilson's desire for upper class status rivals that of all other characters in The Great Gatsby. ... George Wilson, Myrtle's husband, also wishes to come into some money, namely through Tom's car, which he hopes to buy and then sell again and make some money out of it. ... I agree that The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of the destructive power of dreams. ...

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The Great Gatsby Group Pressure on the Individual: An individual has many pressures put on him/her from society. ... I think what he does with Myrtle is totally wrong. ... Triangles: the effects of jealousy are different on Tom, Gatsby and Myrtle. ... The way it affected Tom is he wanted something different but he didn't want to go out and marry Myrtle or break up the marriage. ... It affected Myrtle by making her want Tom and envying Daisy because she has him and Myrtle wants him and she cant have him. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby perfectly illuminates the American life of the Jazz Age. ... "In many ways, The Great Gatsby represents Fitzgerald's attempt to confront his conflicting feelings about the Jazz Age" ("Gatsby" n. pag.). ... Nick knew that Tom had sent George Wilson, the husband of Tom's misstress Myrtle, to kill Gatsby. ... This is ironic because not only was Tom wrong when he told Wilson that Gatsby was driving the car, but also because it sums up the destruction of truth that Tom projects throughout the rest of the novel. ... Also, Tom is a co...

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Exploring the theme of "appearance vs. reality" 18/4/03 in "The Great Gatsby" In "The Great Gatsby", the theme of "appearance vs. reality" is explored in great detail. ... He even compares her to money when he says, "Her voice is full of money" (The Great Gatsby 115). ... Also, Daisy is actually a killer, because of her self-centredness and carelessness that leads her to running down Myrtle Wilson on the road while she is driving the car. ... She is also responsible for Gatsby's death, because she lets Gatsby take the ...

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The Roaring-twenties, characterized the 1920's in American cities such a New York and Chicago, the setting for the novel, The Great Gatsby and the movie, Chicago. ... In The Great Gatsby, Jay throws fantastically wild, extravagant parties for the soul purpose of meeting Daisy there just once. ... Part I: Character Analysis George Wilson, from the novel The Great Gatsby, is a shy, little man, who is dominated by his wife whom is way out of his league; and then we have Amos Hart, from the Movie Chicago, is just as kind and innocent as Wilson. ... Wilson becomes physically sick when Myrtles...

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Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby have many things in common. ... He could have prevented both Gatsby and Wilson's deaths, but chose not to. ... Tom tricks Wilson into believing that Myrtle was Gatsby's mistress, resulting in the murders of both the men. ... Gatsby waited all night to make sure Daisy was ok after the argument with Tom in the hotel room and the "death car incident- (153), while Tom refuses to hang up the phone with his lover (20) and goes as far as breaking Myrtle s nose. (41) Which is because of the type of people Tom and Gatsby are...

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The Great Gatsby is a perfect illustration of the destructive power of dreams. ... Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... Myrtle Wilson's desire for upper class status rivals that of all other characters in The Great Gatsby. ... George Wilson, Myrtle's husband, also wishes to come into some money, namely through Tom's car, which he hopes to buy and then sell again and make some money out of it. ... I agree that The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of the destructive power of dreams. ...

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The novel, The Great Gatsby by F. ... It is in the valley of the ashes where the most tragic occurrences take place; Tom has his affair with Myrtle, Daisy kills Myrtle with Gatsby's car, and George Wilson decides to murder Gatsby. ... Another symbol of great importance is Gatsby's house. ... Although it is seen that Gatsby will cave in eventually, Wilson provides an instant picture of what Gatsby will soon become. ... The Great Gatsby is a great portrayal of the corruption of society and the fall of the American Dream. ...

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The Great Gatsby - The American DreamThe Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby, a novel by F. ... This dream has varying significances for different people but in The Great Gatsby, for Jay, the dream is that through wealth and power, one can acquire happiness. ... He is convinced of this as is shown when he takes the blame for Myrtle's death. ... The situations in the lives of the characters show the worthlessness of materialism, the futile quest of Myrtle and Gatsby, and how America s moral values had diminished- through the actions of Daisy, Tom, Jordan, and Gatsby's party guests. ... "Jus...

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Symbolism in Great Gatsby Symbolism in the Great Gatsby Cary L. ... Sanders 20 May 1997 Symbolism in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby, by F. ... Certainly Gatsby's dreams turn to ashes; and it is dramatically appropriate that the custodian of the Valley of Ashes, George Wilson, should be Gatsby's murderer. That Wilson is the demise of Gatsby's dream- and that the dream gives way to ashes- is made clear through descriptive detail. ... The death of Gatsby comes ironically from George Wilson's total misunderstanding of the world from which the Buchanans and Myrtle come. ...

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Fitzgerald's Personal Background Paralleled with the Characters in The Great Gatsby As F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby in the early 1920's, he used a variety of sources to develop the setting, themes and characters. ... Fitzgerald incorporates his personal background, peers and close friends, to form the personalities of the various characters in The Great Gatsby. ... Myrtle Wilson's name has a number of interesting features (Stark 60). ... Arthur Mizener commented that, "The Great Gatsby, was another leap forward for Fitzgerald. ...

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As the title infers, Jay Gatsby is nothing short of great. ... Both Tom and Gatsby are motivated by a woman, whether it is Daisy and Myrtle for Tom or just Daisy for Gatsby. ... He is also extremely hypocritical, condemning Gatsby's relationship with Daisy but having no qualms about his affair with Myrtle. ... However, Gatsby's involvement in illegal activities can only cause one to speculate that he may be responsible for numerous deaths, much like Tom who provokes George Wilson to murder Gatsby and commit suicide. ... If placed in correct order, these observations show a culminatio...

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