Myrtle Wilson Women

In “The Great Gatsby”, Fitzgerald illustrates how women, no matter what social status they are classified in, will still have to sacrifice and struggle to find a way to feed their desire for money. Daisy Buchanan, an upper class woman sacrifices her love for Jay Gatsby to keep her social standing and wealth. Jordan Baker, a wealthy woman gives up her own sexuality to gain fame and money which she thinks she deserves. And finally, Myrtle Wilson, a lower class housewife sells her own body for her desire to bring her self up in society. These women show us that social status does not determine the willingness to achieve one’s ambition.
Daisy Buchanan’s rejection for Gatsby tells us that she is willing to give up her desire for love in the name
Her dream of leaving the life under impoverished conditions served as her motivation to indulge herself in such immoral act. For her, the only way to change her life is to use her own body even when she knew it is wrong and can hurt Daisy and her husband. Her desperation was tested and proven to be very keen when Tom intentionally breaks her nose when the mention of Daisy’s name came from her mouth. Myrtle is eager enough and more than willing to swallow her pride to reach her costly dream that even after this incident, she continues her relationship with Tom like nothing happened. Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Myrtle Wilson, are three women in different walks of life who share a common characteristic. They all are more in love with money and social status more than they are with anything or anyone. These women are willing to give up and sacrifice everything for money. These three characters lead me to understand that it is not the social status that determines how much we have to sacrifice or how much pain we have to endure but it is the hunger for a dream that urges us to do the