Myrtle is an unfaithful social climber living in the pit of society, the Valley of Ashes. Myrtle is unhappy with the humble life she has settled for with her loving husband and foolishly believes she deserves more. Myrtle craves the lavish lifestyle of an East Egger and desires to have a ‘masculine’ husband like her married lover Tom Buchanan. Myrtle has two personas, one in the Valley and another that she fabricated to fit in the upper class. Myrtle believes because of her toxic relationship with Tom she is at the top of the social ladder. She belittles and insults those ‘below’ her, which includes her loving husband. During a conversation between myrtle and her sister she talks about her husband as if he is dirt and insultingly expresses
