We are all familiar with the fairy tale ending,“they lived happily ever after” where the characters, after all their hardships, live a cheerful and fulfilled life. However, F Scott Fitzgerald goes against the idea that all stories should end with a happy ending. The Great Gatsby follows the main character Nick, and his life in New York. There, Nick gets entangled in the affairs of those around him. In Fitzgerald’s novel, there is no such thing as a happy relationship, thereby creating a disconnect between the partners in the relationship. The Great Gatsby depicts the partners in male-female relationships as unhappy, who use their partners to obtain wealth, and social connections. Fitzgerald depicts the male-female relationships in his novel
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Tom tries to convince the group to read a book that he finds interest in, but then Daisy interrupts him, " 'Tom 's getting very profound, ' said Daisy, with an expression of unthoughtful sadness. 'He reads deep books with long words in them. What was that word we -- ' 'Well these books are all scientific, ' insisted Tom, glancing at her impatiently." (13). Daisy begins to tease Tom, saying that he is, “very profound” and begins to make fun of the books he reads. Before she can finish her sentence, Tom interrupts her, and glares at Daisy to emphasize his annoyance. The interactions between the couple show that there is some sort of tension between them. Daisy and Tom clearly aren’t compatible and seem to find any reason to argue with one another. Although they have been married for five years, the couple still hasn’t resolved the issues between them which results in their unhappiness. Further into the dinner party, Tom leaves to answer a phone call and Nick learns from Jordan, a guest at the party, that Tom is cheating on Daisy. One day, as Tom and Nick are on the train, Tom forces Nick to follow him off the train. Tom leads Nick to an auto repair shop run by George Wilson. It is there that Nick learns that George’s wife, …show more content…
Myrtle, not satisfied with George financially, decides to have an affair with Tom. Myrtle knowingly buys whatever she desires, since Tom will always be there to spend money for her. On a trip to New York, Myrtle decides that she wants to buy a dog and says to Tom, “I’d like to get one of those police dogs”(30). Myrtle knows that Tom will get her what she wants, so she presents her desire as a request, demanding that Tom get her the dog] without being too overbearing. Tom grants her wish and says to the man selling the dogs, “Here’s your money. Go and buy ten more dogs with it”(31). Tom spends his money as if it means nothing to him, but does so willingly for Myrtle. Tom doesn’t care about how much he spends since he is so wealthy and when he pays the dog vendor, he says,“here’s your money”. It is clear to see from this example, that Tom has money to burn. Myrtle is aware of Tom’s spending habits, and takes advantage of him to attain wealth. This luxury is Myrtle’s main motive for why she cheated on George, which resulted from her dissatisfaction with him. Myrtle is also not content with George’s social class. George works as an unsuccessful auto repair man and doesn’t not have a fulfilled life. Myrtle doesn’t want this life, and tries to use Tom’s wealth to attain social mobility. With the money, Myrtle acts as if she had lived the lavish lifestyle all her life. At a party with Tom, Myrtle acts
Tom tries to convince the group to read a book that he finds interest in, but then Daisy interrupts him, " 'Tom 's getting very profound, ' said Daisy, with an expression of unthoughtful sadness. 'He reads deep books with long words in them. What was that word we -- ' 'Well these books are all scientific, ' insisted Tom, glancing at her impatiently." (13). Daisy begins to tease Tom, saying that he is, “very profound” and begins to make fun of the books he reads. Before she can finish her sentence, Tom interrupts her, and glares at Daisy to emphasize his annoyance. The interactions between the couple show that there is some sort of tension between them. Daisy and Tom clearly aren’t compatible and seem to find any reason to argue with one another. Although they have been married for five years, the couple still hasn’t resolved the issues between them which results in their unhappiness. Further into the dinner party, Tom leaves to answer a phone call and Nick learns from Jordan, a guest at the party, that Tom is cheating on Daisy. One day, as Tom and Nick are on the train, Tom forces Nick to follow him off the train. Tom leads Nick to an auto repair shop run by George Wilson. It is there that Nick learns that George’s wife, …show more content…
Myrtle, not satisfied with George financially, decides to have an affair with Tom. Myrtle knowingly buys whatever she desires, since Tom will always be there to spend money for her. On a trip to New York, Myrtle decides that she wants to buy a dog and says to Tom, “I’d like to get one of those police dogs”(30). Myrtle knows that Tom will get her what she wants, so she presents her desire as a request, demanding that Tom get her the dog] without being too overbearing. Tom grants her wish and says to the man selling the dogs, “Here’s your money. Go and buy ten more dogs with it”(31). Tom spends his money as if it means nothing to him, but does so willingly for Myrtle. Tom doesn’t care about how much he spends since he is so wealthy and when he pays the dog vendor, he says,“here’s your money”. It is clear to see from this example, that Tom has money to burn. Myrtle is aware of Tom’s spending habits, and takes advantage of him to attain wealth. This luxury is Myrtle’s main motive for why she cheated on George, which resulted from her dissatisfaction with him. Myrtle is also not content with George’s social class. George works as an unsuccessful auto repair man and doesn’t not have a fulfilled life. Myrtle doesn’t want this life, and tries to use Tom’s wealth to attain social mobility. With the money, Myrtle acts as if she had lived the lavish lifestyle all her life. At a party with Tom, Myrtle acts