The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
George Wilson, husband of Mrs. Myrtle Wilson, seems to be intimidated by Tom. Tom believes him to be an ignorant man. I do not really believe any one is so dumb they do not know they are alive. I feel bad for the man; maybe he simply trusts his wife (which is not a good idea), but Tom does not know that. As the story progresses, Tom continues to get more on my nerves. He thinks he is better than everyone else. People like that need to be put in their place.
To take this section of the book simply literally would be dumb....so I am going to try to figure out what could possibly symbolized from this nonsense. Things, people, places all symbolize different things. Let us try a list.
We have the infidelity of Tom and Myrtle: this symbolizes a common falling out between spouses and a sin which was becoming more popular between couples.
The filthy garage may symbolize messiness, disaster, or a tangles of a situation.
The apartment, I feel, symbolizes secrecy and an alternate life/separation from the "real world".
(These are just a few that seem the most important.)
Catherine, Myrtle's sister, mentions that the reason Tom and Myrtle are not married is because Daisy's a Catholic, but she is not. Something is up with this whole situation.
"The late afternoon sky bloomed in the window for a moment like the blue honey of the Mediterranean..." (Fitzgerald, 34). Don't you love imagery too? As the narrator describes what he sees, the reader can easily picture the scene in their head. The use of imagery also draws the reader into the story, and helps them to feel almost a part of the story.
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