Myrtle Wilson

Myrtle doesn’t live any aspect of the “good life”.  She is not financially comfortable as her husband works hard in their garage.  Myrtle married Wilson wit the thought that he was wealthy.  She later finds out once their marriage begins that he was not rich at all and George even had to borrow his suit for the wedding.  She doesn’t surround herself with people who care about her because she is cheating on her husband and clearly has no feelings for him.  Myrtle tries to improve her situation financially and socially by being with Tom who is already married.  Her desire to become a woman more respresentative of the 1920’s leads to Tom treating her very poorly throughout the duration of the novel.  She is not morally strong because she cheats with Tom. Ultimately her morally unsound ways are what kills her.  She is continuing to go behind George’s back and cheating with Tom.  Her morally unsound lifestyle also leads to other’s death such as Gatsby.  Later when she sees the car returning she jumps in front of it to see Tom, little does she know it isn’t Tom its Daisy and she gets drilled by the car, leading to her death.

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