ng, and it is accomplished by being a fool. Shedoesn’t seem to register that this is an unhealthy marriage, all she lives for is her easy,lethargic way of life. When things get rough, all she has to do is hide in the shadow of her“great big hulking specimen” (16) of a husband, Tom. When Daisy hits Myrtle she runsback to Tom and everything straightens itself out, and even when they were in Chicago wewere made to believe that something of this sort might have happened before when Daisysays to Tom, “You’re revolting, do you know why we left Chicago? I’m suprised theydidn’t treat you to the story of that little spree.” (139) It seems Daisy’s light will alwaysbe shining, drawing people into the tangled marriage of her and Tom.Gatsby in some way knows Daisy is materialistic. He tells Nick, “Her voice is fullof money.” Nick agrees and writes, “It was full of money-that was the inexhaustible charmthat rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it...High in a white palace theking’s daughter, the golden girl..”(127) He has worked to where he’s at just so he couldshow Daisy how much money he has and it helps him a lot. Daisy, after touring themansion starts to cry, “It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such-such beautiful shirtsbefore.” (98) He has finally shown her what he has and what he can give her, and Daisydecides that she will make her move in the chess game that her and her husband seem tobe playing by having an affair as well. It seems to me that in some sense that to the Buchanans Gatsby and Myrtle aremere playthings, there for their personal entertainment. I’m sure that the green light didnot shine only for Gatsby, Myrtle was no doubt caught by this beacon in Tom. To MyrtleTom glows, he stinks of the fact that she hopes Tom will be her knight in shining armor. Myrtle hopes to marry Tom, ...
