Myrtle Wilson Character Traits

Myrtle Wilson represents a female character that failed to gain the American dream. In contrast to Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker, she was poor. Through the choice of clothing and becoming Tom Buchanan’s mistress, she attempts to enter the elite. She clearly enjoys, however briefly, the feeling of well-to-do. She is behaving like a wealthy lady, despite the fact that she is not. Through Myrtle’s secret relationship with Tom, not only did she gain power and dominance, but also a glamorous life that she was dreaming of.
2.4.2. Pre-Jazz Age Woman
Clara Page, a character from This Side Of Paradise is a ideal representative of the pre-jazz age woman. She is a widowed third cousin of Monsignor Darcy, Amory Blaine’s mentor. Amory meets her during