Tom and Daisy Buchanan are introduced as a married couple who derived from …show more content…
In contrast to Daisy and Tom, their marriage is fractured from the start. Fitzgerald comments, “‘I married him because I thought he was gentleman,’ she finally said. ‘I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe.”’ (Fitzgerald, 34). Whenever Myrtle discusses her marriage, dissatisfaction, dismay, and frustration emerges from her discourteous mouth. Moreover, Daisy and George are deserted by Myrtle and Tom’s affair with each other. “Mrs. Wilson had changed her costume some time before, and was now attired in an elaborate afternoon dress of cream-colored chiffon, which have out a continual rustle as she swept about the room.” (Fitzgerald, 30) revealing Myrtle’s presence changing for Tom’s attention. “Costume” is described as Myrtle’s outfits because they are out of her realm. Myrtle is attempting to fill the void she feels in her marriage with something she cannot fully attain. Trying to receive Tom’s attention at any given time exposing the desperation for a luxurious lifestyle she