Monday, February 23, 2015

Myrtle's death

Describe  what happens when Myrtle is killed in chapter 7. How did it happen? Who was to blame? Use textual evidence.

Myrtle seemed to be in a quarrel with her husband, George. He was sick, and he told the neighbor, Michaelis that he and his wife were moving "the day after tomorrow", and that he had Myrtle locked in the overhead apartment until then. Myrtle must have been enraged when her husband discovered her adulterous ways and finally decided to stand up to her. Their neighbor, Michaelis heard Myrtle cry out "beat me!" and then she proceeded to run out into the road with her arms flailing in the air as if she was trying to get the attention of a speeding car. One spectator of Myrtle's death recalled the car being "light green". In the order of colors on a rainbow, yellow comes just before green, which means it is a lighter color than green. In the darkness of the valley of ashes, one might mistake Gatsby's yellow car for being a pale green in the dimness. So, the culprit is either Gatsby or Daisy (but one will later find out that it was indeed, Mrs. Buchanan herself).   

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