Similarities Between Daisy And Myrtle In The Great Gatsby

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In the 1920's, the rich would take delight in lavish parties and dwell in the

security of their wealth. While the poor would yearn for someone to take them out

of their poverty. This is how Daisy and Myrtle are in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott

Fitzgerald. Daisy and Myrtle can be immensely different, yet surprisingly similar

in ways such as their interests/desires, how the opposite sex treats them, how they treat

the opposite sex, and other attributes.

It is intriguing to see that Daisy and Myrtle have many different aspects in the

story, that show deeper into the character. One of Daisy's interest or desires is to

put pain in Tom's heart by making him filled with envy with Gatsby. Myrtle has a

different desire than Daisy
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(In the book where Myrtle is hit by Tom.) This

conveys that Myrtle was not even allowed to say Daisy's name in front of Tom

because Tom has no regard for her.

As one may go along the story one may think that Daisy and Myrtle are

complete polar opposites, but later on they show many similarities. One similarity

is that Daisy found her interest in money and the lavish lifestyle. Myrtle also found her

interest in the good lifestyle and in the happiness of money. They both adore this idea

that Tom can give them the money and lifestyle. They treat men with the same regard,

as in, they use men for the content of their heart. For this reason, Daisy uses Gatsby

and shows that she is unhappily married with Tom. Likewise, Myrtle longs to live as the

rich do and is not content with her current marriage to Wilson.

When you first elaborate on the characters of Daisy and Myrtle, they seem

completely different; Although they carried many similarities. They have

characteristics In their interests, how male treat them, how they treat male, and

other specific items. Daisy and Myrtle shared many characteristics in their

personality, yet they deal with the same

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