There are several instances in The Great Gatsby that support the fact that when a person is looking in on a relationship, it is easy to see its true dynamic. Often, it is Nick looking in on how two people relate and seeing the reality of the situation rather than the superfluous attitudes the characters display in front of one another.
Gatsby’s true relationships with his supposed friends are revealed when one of Gatsby’s “friends” Klipspringer calls and says, “What I called about was a pair of tennis shoes I left there. I wonder if it’d be too much trouble to have the butler send them on” (177). By brushing off the fact that Gatsby has been murdered and asking for the return of material items, he is showing how substantial Gatsby’s relationships actually were. Rightfully so, Nick hangs …show more content…
Though both of them are attracted to each other, Tom is clearly not as invested in the relationship as Myrtle thinks he is, shown by the action “Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand” (41). Myrtle thought that she could say “Daisy” continually because she believed that Tom would value her over his wife. Despite having her nose broken, Myrtle still stuck by Tom’s side. Due to the fact that Nick does not have infatuation for a person hanging over him, he is able to tell that though Tom is somewhat attracted to Myrtle, Daisy is by far his “favorite”. In this situation, it can be debated that Myrtle is a bit too slow of mind to realize that she is second fiddle to Daisy, but either way, Nick is an outlier seeing this. A common theme with both of the romanticly involved relationships is the fact that one of the two involved are under the illusion that the other is more attached to them than they actually are. Though it would be hard to distinguish if someone’s partner is putting up a facade in a relationship, it is clear who’s more attracted when peering in from the
Gatsby’s true relationships with his supposed friends are revealed when one of Gatsby’s “friends” Klipspringer calls and says, “What I called about was a pair of tennis shoes I left there. I wonder if it’d be too much trouble to have the butler send them on” (177). By brushing off the fact that Gatsby has been murdered and asking for the return of material items, he is showing how substantial Gatsby’s relationships actually were. Rightfully so, Nick hangs …show more content…
Though both of them are attracted to each other, Tom is clearly not as invested in the relationship as Myrtle thinks he is, shown by the action “Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand” (41). Myrtle thought that she could say “Daisy” continually because she believed that Tom would value her over his wife. Despite having her nose broken, Myrtle still stuck by Tom’s side. Due to the fact that Nick does not have infatuation for a person hanging over him, he is able to tell that though Tom is somewhat attracted to Myrtle, Daisy is by far his “favorite”. In this situation, it can be debated that Myrtle is a bit too slow of mind to realize that she is second fiddle to Daisy, but either way, Nick is an outlier seeing this. A common theme with both of the romanticly involved relationships is the fact that one of the two involved are under the illusion that the other is more attached to them than they actually are. Though it would be hard to distinguish if someone’s partner is putting up a facade in a relationship, it is clear who’s more attracted when peering in from the