What Is The Relationship Between Daisy And Myrtle

Catherine is very loyal and supportive of Myrtle. Even though Myrtle, Catherine’s married sister, is having an affair with Tom, who is also married, Catherine supports their relationship. Catherine helps Myrtle hide the affair and allows Myrtle to tell Mr. Wilson, Myrtle’s husband, that she is visiting her (Catherine), when she is actually visiting Tom. Although she supports Myrtle, she does get frustrated with the fact that Myrtle married a man that she did not love. On page thirty-four, Catherine asks Myrtle why she did marry Mr. Wilson if she did not love him. She then went on to say that no one forced her to marry Mr. Wilson. Catherine dislikes Mr. Wilson because Myrtle does. Catherine believes that Myrtle “ought to get away from him” (Fitzgerald 35). They all
Wilson is dumb, boring, and mean. Catherine also dislikes Daisy, Tom’s wife. She thinks it is Daisy’s fault that Tom and Myrtle cannot be together publically. Catherine also says that the reason behind this is that “She (Daisy) is a Catholic, and they don’t believe in divorce” (Fitzgerald 33). Nick, the narrator and cousin of Daisy, goes on to tell the audience that “Daisy was not a Catholic” (Fitzgerald 33).
Catherine most likely approves of Tom for more than just the fact that he and Myrtle are in love. She, almost certainly, approves of him because of his money and ability to support Myrtle. If he can support Myrtle and if Catherine will support their relationship through it all, then maybe he will give money to Catherine too. The fact that she supports an affair means that she would do it herself. Since she would probably do it herself, it might make it easier for her to find a man because he would know that she