“He was a blond, spiritless man, anaemic, and faintly handsome. When he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes, mingling immediately with the cement colour of the walls. A white ashen dust veiled his dark suit and his pale hair as it veiling everything in the vicinity, except his wife, who moved close to Tom”
The quotes above illustrates that, Wilson is not a man of physical dominance like Tom as he is described as Anaemic. His dress is covered with white ashen dust which symbolises a class that is much lower than that of Tom and Nick. He seemed to be energised as a gleam of hope sprang into his when he saw Tom, a man who could bring him business and fortune. It is also clear the pallid and lower class characterisation …show more content…
Wilson had changed her costume some time before, and was now attired in an elaborate afternoon dress of cream coloured chiffon, which gave out a continual rustle as she swept about the room. With the influence of the dress her personality had undergone a change. The intense vitality that had been so remarkable in the garage was converted into impressive hauteur.”
Through chapter two Mrs. Wilson changed clothes three times. Each time it seems the clothes has changed her personality and actions. She changed from bursting with vitality when wearing the dark blue crepe-de-chine to feminine when she changed to brown muslin. Finally when she changed into the cream coloured “costume” she acted with pride and arrogance. Myrtle is a extremely concerned with keeping up an appearance of having great wealth, this also shows her insecurity about her social status and her believe that appearance equals wealth and social rank. From buying lavish clothes and receiving from others, she believed that she elevated her class, even though she is still a mistress. The quote also presents Myrtle desires to live the posh lifestyle of Tom Buchanan. Whenever Tom is around, she acts in a superfluous “gold digger” manner to try to establish herself as an aristocrat and escape the reality of her lowly lifestyle in the “valley of
The quotes above illustrates that, Wilson is not a man of physical dominance like Tom as he is described as Anaemic. His dress is covered with white ashen dust which symbolises a class that is much lower than that of Tom and Nick. He seemed to be energised as a gleam of hope sprang into his when he saw Tom, a man who could bring him business and fortune. It is also clear the pallid and lower class characterisation …show more content…
Wilson had changed her costume some time before, and was now attired in an elaborate afternoon dress of cream coloured chiffon, which gave out a continual rustle as she swept about the room. With the influence of the dress her personality had undergone a change. The intense vitality that had been so remarkable in the garage was converted into impressive hauteur.”
Through chapter two Mrs. Wilson changed clothes three times. Each time it seems the clothes has changed her personality and actions. She changed from bursting with vitality when wearing the dark blue crepe-de-chine to feminine when she changed to brown muslin. Finally when she changed into the cream coloured “costume” she acted with pride and arrogance. Myrtle is a extremely concerned with keeping up an appearance of having great wealth, this also shows her insecurity about her social status and her believe that appearance equals wealth and social rank. From buying lavish clothes and receiving from others, she believed that she elevated her class, even though she is still a mistress. The quote also presents Myrtle desires to live the posh lifestyle of Tom Buchanan. Whenever Tom is around, she acts in a superfluous “gold digger” manner to try to establish herself as an aristocrat and escape the reality of her lowly lifestyle in the “valley of