ch.2 Pages 23-38

Ch. 2 Pages 23-38
   Summary: Nick visted New York with Tom and stopped by the ashheaps. Tom made Nick meet his mistress Myrtle. She was at her husband's garage on Main Street. He sold and bought cars  and Tom associates with Mr. Wilson.Myrtle Wilson eventually finds a way to leave Mr. Wilson and go with Tom. Nick goes with them to their apartment. Her friends and family come over, drink and stay late.

 Character: Myrtle "Mrs. Wilson rejected the compliment by raising her eyebrow in disdain."
    *Qualities: spoiled- She receives a dog and anything else she wants. She owns many things which can be one reason why her apartment does not have much room. Arrogant- She does not like her marriage because Mr. Wilson is not too wealthy and not the kind of person she thought he was. Unfaithful/liar- She cheats on her husband and feels good about it. She tells him she visits her sister ,  but does not.
    *Myrtle is Tom's mistress in the novel. She is a person who just thinks about herself. She makes Tom buy her everything she wants. He buys her a dog on the way to the apartment, just because she said the dog looked cute and she wanted it. She does not care or love her husband. She likes Tom better because he treats her well and is her "first sweetie".

Important Quote: "I think he tanked up a good deal at luncheon, and his determination to have my company bordered on violence."
    This quote looked important because it talks about Tom. Nick described Tom here and referred to violence. Tom , so far, has been described as being a powerful , strong yet dangerous person. He makes people do what he wants them to do and if they do not he ends up hurting him/her. Tom hurts even the people he is friends with or knows well. He already bruised his wife's knuckle and in chapter two broke Myrtle's nose.

ch.1 Great Gatsby

Ch.1 Pages 1-21

2. In this chapter Nick introduces himself and talks about where he lives.  He says he was a literary person in college and has a collection of books on banking and investment and credit securities. He feels lonely at home until someone asks him where West egg village is. Nick guides the man to West Egg where Nick also lives. Nick was supposed to live with a friend from work but he had to move to Washington. Nick then visits his second cousin Daisy in East Egg. They   have a nice mansion and Nick has an awkward dinner with them.

3. a. Tom Buchanan

    b. "That's what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great, big, hulking physical specimen of a  ----."

     (- Daisy) (12)

c. Qualities: He is good athlete because was able to become one of the best football players in college. He came from a wealthy family and still has wealth, which he takes for, granted. He is strong and powerful, most of the characters point this out about him. He has a great amount of muscle, deep, husky voice which he uses to intimidate people.

    d. Tom is Daisy's husband. He owns a mansion in East egg and plays polo on his free time. Not many people liked him in college because of his cocky and self-centered character.  He does not care about his morals very much. He cheated on his wife and has racist and sexist thoughts/ideas.

Quote:

"Reserving judgments is a manner of infinite hope."(2)

This quote looked important to me because it means to keep judgments to yourself/not judge. When judgments take place people do not allow chances for others. If people have equal chances and acceptance then they can live better without dealing with discrimination or hatred.