Myrtle longs for a life that is fun and rich, but being married to a mechanic means that she has no status. This led to her having an affair with Tom Buchanan so she could have somewhat of a status. Myrtle would do anything to have a status, being in the upper class, without caring about the consequences. There is a part in the book where Tom hits her, breaking her nose but she stayed with him so she could live the lavish life, “in this fantasy she so eagerly wanted to become real (Fitzgerald pg 37) Tom hitting her shows that he doesn't care for the lower class, but he never hits Daisy because that would ruin him. How Myrtle contributes to this ‘American Dream’ is because she has beauty that men want, but can't have because she is lower
Myrtle longs for a life that is fun and rich, but being married to a mechanic means that she has no status. This led to her having an affair with Tom Buchanan so she could have somewhat of a status. Myrtle would do anything to have a status, being in the upper class, without caring about the consequences. There is a part in the book where Tom hits her, breaking her nose but she stayed with him so she could live the lavish life, “in this fantasy she so eagerly wanted to become real (Fitzgerald pg 37) Tom hitting her shows that he doesn't care for the lower class, but he never hits Daisy because that would ruin him. How Myrtle contributes to this ‘American Dream’ is because she has beauty that men want, but can't have because she is lower