In chapter 2 we meet new characters the most important one being Myrtle, Tom's mistress. Ironically, Myrtle is also married to a man by the name of George B. Wilson who is a friend of Tom. The whole chapter really explains what happens when Tom goes to see Myrtle. All of the characters are having a good time in the apartment and they start mentioning people of West and East Egg such as Gatsby and Daisy. They say that Gatsby gained his wealth because he is related to Kaiser Wilhelm. Then they get to Daisy and as Myrtle starts repeating her name and making fun of her Tom breaks her nose.
George B. Wilson
"He was a blonde spiritless man and faintly handsome. When he saw us a gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes."
George is a man who loves his wife, Myrtle very much and we see this when she asks him to bring in the chairs. He agrees without hesitation and is back as fast as possible. This shows that George would do anything for his wife.
George B. Wilson is the husband of Myrtle Wilson who is the mistress of Tom Buchanan. George owns a car shop but as we find out when entering the garage he is not having the success one would think George would have. Especially when they say "the dust covered wreck of a Ford."
"When he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes."
This quote really expresses the hardships that many people had to go through at that time. Not everyone was like Gatsby or the Buchanan's and not everyone was able to afford the things that they needed. It is these small details that can really show a reader how it was at a certain time period.
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