“Throw me down and beat me, you dirty little coward!” (146)
Daisy - Passage
Analysis
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- White, White, White
- 'Pure'
- "Anchored Balloon"
- 'Otherworldly'
- Slow-Moe Scene
Digging Deeper:
-Myrtle-
- Desperate to improve her situation
- Had to earn everything she has
- In love with the upper-class
Myrtle - Passage
Analysis
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Daisy vs. Myrtle
Myrtle Wilson
-at a glance
- Represents lower class
- Married to George Wilson
- Tom Buchanan's mistress
- Lives in the Valley of Ashes
- Automobile repair shop has poor business
- Sexually Provocative
- A common woman
- Opposite demeanor to Daisy
Daisy Buchanan
-at a glance
- A woman of beauty and charm
- Married to Tom Buchanan
- Lives in East Egg
- Represents the old aristocracy
- Associated with light, purity, and innocence
Myrtle - Passage
Analysis Part 2
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Digging Deeper:
-Daisy-
- Her life revolves around money
- Fails to see her responsibilities as a mother
- Has an affair with Gatsby
- Void of a conscience
- Tries to appear wealthy
- Second time changing outfits
- The word 'Costume'
- The Centre of Attention
- Poor Educational Background
- 'Appendicitis out'
By: Christine Pham & Tomer Tzadok
Critical Thinking
Daisy
Oh, you want too much!" she cried to Gatsby. "I love you now – isn't that enough? I can't help what's past." She began to sob helplessly. "I did love him once – but I loved you too." (261)
What characteristics does this quote reveal about Daisy?
Flower
Weed
- Myrtles are tough, scrappy shrubs
- Daisies are popular and beautiful
- Potentially invasive
- Last long
- Survives in harsh conditions, but struggles in new climates
Critical Thinking
Myrtle
*A weed is just a flower in the wrong place. A weed is a misunderstood flower.
What does this quote reveal about Myrtle?