Extra marital affairs Flashcards
I thought everybody knew
-Jordan chapter one on Toms affair
tom is able to not have to hide his affair due to his old money status.
Daisy’s passive reaction to the affair.
furthermore, tom does not have to hide his affair due to the attitudes of the time and his east egg reputation
this fifth guests shrill metallic urgency out of mind
Nick chapter one
impact of Toms affair will affect all the guests
daisy should rush out of the house child in arms -but apparently there was no such intentions in her head
nick chapter one
Nicks sees the character flaws in both Daisy and Tom
He was a blond, spiritless man, anaemic and faintly handsome
thickish figure of a woman blocked out the light
In contrast to Tom and Daisy, who are initially presented as a unit, our first introduction to George and Myrtle shows them fractured, with vastly different personalities and motivations. We get the sense right away that their marriage is in trouble, and conflict between the two is imminent.
myrtle thwarts the love of Tom and Daisy =blocking of light
Walking through her husband as if he was a ghost
chapter two Nick
pale lacking life and vitality unlike Myrtle
i think its cute (the dog) ….. how much is it
myrtle chapter two
Tom and Myrtle’s different attitudes toward the affair. Myrtle thinks that Tom is spoiling her specifically, and that he cares about her more than he really does
Tom just throws away the money on a whim=old money
insists he knows more than myrtle and dog seller showing his superiority
Neither of them can stand the person they are married too
chapter two Catherine
Myrtle believes Daisy’s Catholicism (a lie) is what keeps her and Tom apart, you see that despite Myrtle’s pretensions of worldliness, she actually knows very little about Tom or the upper classes and is a poor judge of character. She is an easy person for Tom to take advantage of.
daisy! daisy! daisy!
chapter two myrtle
In case the reader was still wondering that perhaps Myrtle’s take on the relationship had some basis in truth, this is a cold hard dose of reality. Tom’s vicious treatment of Myrtle reminds the reader of his brutality and the fact that, to him, Myrtle is just another affair, and he would never in a million years leave Daisy for her.
Despite the violence of this scene, the affair continues. Myrtle is either so desperate to escape her marriage or so self-deluded about what Tom thinks of her (or both) that she stays with Tom after this scene.
arrived always with four girls
Nick chapter 4
shows how the rich churn through relationships uncaring and careless nature of the rich
she was one of the chambermaids in the Santa Barba Hotel
Jordan Baker chapter 4 on Tom
Shows how Tom was instantly having affairs even on their honeymoon
shows how Toms old money status means he can recover from this
