Myrtle is very disloyal as well because she cheats on her husband, George, for the luxury of wealth and the happiness that materialism brings her. Myrtle’s apartment is located in an area of absolute hopelessness and I feel that this setting represents the corruption of society as a whole, and describes the lifestyle Myrtle lives in . It can be seen at this point that the characters in the novel are obsessed with the idea of class and privilege. When it is mentioned that Gatsby is staring at a green light, it seems as if he is striving to retrieve something, which makes me ponder as to what he desires and what is the significance of the light. Tom’s racism is shown when he introduces the book that he is reading, “ The Rise of the Coloured Empires” as he says that the Nordiac race, including himself, are threatened by the rise of other inferior races. I feel that his outburst idealizes the issue that old money is insecure about the rise of new money. When it is mentioned that Daisy is Catholic, Nick knows that this is not
Myrtle is very disloyal as well because she cheats on her husband, George, for the luxury of wealth and the happiness that materialism brings her. Myrtle’s apartment is located in an area of absolute hopelessness and I feel that this setting represents the corruption of society as a whole, and describes the lifestyle Myrtle lives in . It can be seen at this point that the characters in the novel are obsessed with the idea of class and privilege. When it is mentioned that Gatsby is staring at a green light, it seems as if he is striving to retrieve something, which makes me ponder as to what he desires and what is the significance of the light. Tom’s racism is shown when he introduces the book that he is reading, “ The Rise of the Coloured Empires” as he says that the Nordiac race, including himself, are threatened by the rise of other inferior races. I feel that his outburst idealizes the issue that old money is insecure about the rise of new money. When it is mentioned that Daisy is Catholic, Nick knows that this is not