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Love and Marriage
Myrtle and Tom
Neither myrtle nor Tom are happy in their relationships, yet neither of them really plans on leaving. This fleeting romance shows how sometimes, love doesn't come at the right time.
“Neither of them can stand the person they’re married to.” “Can’t they?” “Can’t STAND them.” She looked at Myrtle and then at Tom.
Myrtle and Wilson
Myrtle insists that George tricked her into marriage, but her friends insist she loves him. This shows that sometimes, marriage isn't as simple as it seems.
‘I married him because I thought he was a gentleman,’ she said finally. ‘I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe.’ (29)
Gatsby's Father
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Gatsby's father, although he only really shows up at the end, is a great example of a parent's unwavering love and pride for their child.
“If he’d of lived, he’d of been a great man. A man like James J. Hill. He’d of helped build up the country.” (129)
Tom and Daisy
Tom and Daisy are bound by wealth, not love. This is important because they are married and it shows how people choose status and wealth over love.
"Why they came east I don't know. They had spent a year in France, for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully wherever people played polo and were rich together." (8)
Gatsby and Daisy
Gatsby believes that being with Daisy would absolve him of his worries and troubles, and all he has ever really wanted is to be with her.
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Nick and Jordan
Nick and Jordan's relationship starts off tumultuous and flame-like, and dwindles off into almost nothing just as quickly. This shows how fleeting love can be, and how just as easily as we find things we like about another person we can also find things we dislike just as fast.
"Nevertheless you did throw me over," said Jordan suddenly. "You threw me over on the telephone. I don't give a damn about you now but it was a new experience for me and I felt a little dizzy for a while." (135)