Seth Aikens

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Assignment 1: 1.) The valley of ashes is a massive trash dump. It represents the rotting American Dream. 2.) Myrtle: She is a vital and voluptuous woman who is desperate to improve her life. She has a loveless marriage. George Wilson: He is a listless, impoverished man whose only passion is his love for his wife. He is heartbroken from the affair that Myrtle had with Tome. In a sense, they do fit into the setting. They represent the American Dream that is ellusive to most Americans. 3.) Myrtle is important to the story because she is a flapper. She is looked down on from other people. She is rebellious & does things that aren't "approved" by her generatoion. Her and Tom share a "love hate relationship". She loves Tom but does not love her husband. However, Tom does not love Myrtle, but rather he loves his wife. 4.) We learn that Nick does not hold his liquor very well, and that he is capable of objectivity. He is very different that the people that he hangs out with. 5.) Myrtle drunkenly comments on Daisy again and again. Tom warns her not to mention Daisy; she continues to do so until Tom, in frustration, punches her and breaks her nose. At some level, Tom is violent which may be a foreshadowing of how he will act later in the novel. It reveals that Tom loves Daisy and does not love Myrtle. He is very protective of Daisy.