Daisy And Myrtle In The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby to mean is all about the American Dream. The characters Myrtle and Daisy are good examples for this. Myrtle is a poor woman who lives in the valley of ashes with her grease monkey husband George Wilson. Daisy comes from a rich family and is married to a man named Tom Buchanan and they live with their daughter Pammy in East Egg. Myrtle longs for the rich and glamorous lifestyle that her secret lover, Tom Buchanan, lives. While Daisy, who does enjoy the privileged life, longs for her sweetheart Jay Gatsby. Myrtle must make Tom leave Daisy in order for her to live the life she much desires. But Daisy is torn between her two loves, Tom and Gatsby. She must make a decision but she just can’t seem to choose. In the end we find

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