and she’s sure that he would, except, “(Daisy’s) a Catholicand they don’t believe in divorce.” (38). All Tom wants is to live vicariously, he carespractically nothing about Myrtle when compared to the way she feels about him. To herhe’s the answer and not even abuse will drive her away. Myrtle, in search of her “one finemorning” finds only death, resembling Gatsby. She is mesmerized by Tom’s emptypromises, similar to Daisy and Jay’s relationship.Gatsby is hypnotized by Daisy’s light as well. He hadn’t seen or talked to Daisysince the day he left Louisville. All he has is the idea of Daisy. This idea that he has thatshe is the most perfect, best woman in the world is somehow pinnacled in the green light. On page 25, “he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far asI was from him I could have sworn he was trembling.” Gatsby is entranced by this greenlight because it symbolizes Daisy. All he has is knowing that she is over there somewherebecause the light at the end of her dock is shining. He doesn’t know her situation, if she’sstill the same person he fell in love with, or even if she would talk to him. The only thinghe knows is that she’s there and he still loves her.Gatsby and Myrtle both try to break into the closed, old-money society of the EastEgg. They don’t realize that some dreams, no-matter how you try, come true. Americawas based on the dream that anything can come true and Gatsby swallows this idea whole. In the end he went to far and it meant his demise....
