Chapter Two

We chose this picture of Jerry Springer because in Chapter 2 of Great Gatsby there are many affairs between the individuals. Tom Buchanans sneaks around his wife Daisy to see his Mistress Sam Myrtle up in New York. Daisy and his mistress are complete opposites. There personalities are different because Daisy is more of a home body and Myrtle loves to go out and have fun. They are also different in appearance. Unlike Daisy, Myrtle is not a Jazz baby and has more of a thickish figure. Like Tom, Myrtle is also married and has a husband, Wilson who thinks she is visiting her sister when she is with Tom.

"Tom Buchanan and his girl and I went up together to New York- or not quite together, for Mrs. Wilson sat discreetly in another car" (31).

This quote shows that the people living in the eggs are both sneaky and dishonest with one another. Tom lies to Daisy to see his mistress while Nick helps to cover up the lie. Myrtle also tells her husband that she is leaving to visit her sister.

"I almost married a little kyke who'd been after me for years. I knew he was below me. Everybody kept saying to me, 'Lucille, that man's way below you!' But if I hadn't met Chester he'd of got me sure" (38).

This shows how much wealth and popularity means to these people. They seem stuck-up, snobby, and fake. People believe that men and women of the same class should be together and that the more money you have, the better you are.

"Crazy about him! cried Myrtle incredulously. Who said I was crazy about him?"

This quote shows how much people gossip and talk about each other.

"Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand" (41).

Tom hits Myrtle repeatedly shouting out Daisy's name. This is important because back then a man beating and controlling a woman was more acceptable. If a man was to do that today he would be looked down upon.

Setting: Valley of Ashes
The Valley of Ashes shows significance and symbolism. Myrtle and Wilson live in the Valley of Ashes and its very depressing and dark. When Nick and Tom go to New York to visit, they have to go through The Valley of Ashes and it is very hard for them to see through the ash. Men who live there work on shoveling up the ashes. The commuter train runs between West and East Egg and New York, passes through The Valley of Ashes. Tom forces Nick to get off the train because Nick seems to be nervous by the surroundings and darkness of The Valley of Ashes. Myrtle cant escape from the depressed life she had made for herself. She leaves and moves to a house by herself but even though she tries making this change, she still cant escape from her depressed surroundings.