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“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

vs.

  • 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?

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