Give at least one quote (with page number) from the assigned reading section that develops either Myrtle or George as a character.
Then analyze the quote and explain what it reveals about the character.
Don't repeat a quote that's already been used, but feel free to build off of each other's ideas.
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"'I'd like to get one of those police dogs; i don't suppose you got that kind?' said Mrs. Wilson" (Page 26)
ReplyDeleteThis quote is showing that Mrs. Wilson likes to be able to buy all kinds of things that she wants. This shows that Mrs. Wilson is in love with money and wants to be able to buy whatever she wants.
-Tyler H.
"Works pretty slow, don't he?..... I don't mean that, I just meant" (29)
ReplyDeleteAnaylsis: George Wilson is a suck up to Tom Buchnan, and is also afraid of him. This quote shows that how afraid he is. When Tom flips out and threatens George, George panics and does not know how to respond to Tom's reaction.
-Brendan Bartolini
"Works pretty slow, don't he?..... I don't mean that, I just meant" (29)
ReplyDeleteAnaylsis: George Wilson is a suck up to Tom Buchnan, and is also afraid of him. This quote shows that how afraid he is. When Tom flips out and threatens George, George panics and does not know how to respond to Tom's reaction. George is dumbfounded about Tom and Myrtle, and his desperate. All George wants is to be in business with Tom and he will do anything to keep that relationship with him. Money over mariage is George;s respective.
-Brendan Bartolini
"'I'd like to get one of those police dogs; i don't suppose you got that kind?' said Mrs. Wilson" (Page 26)
ReplyDeleteThis quote is showing that Mrs. Wilson likes to be able to buy all kinds of things that she wants. This shows that Mrs. Wilson is in love with money and wants to be able to buy whatever she wants. it also shows that one of the reasons that she likes Tom is becasue he can get her whatever she wants, because of how rich he is. And it also shows that all Myrtle wants in a relationship is money.
-Tyler H.
“He had on a dress suit and patent leather shoes, and I couldn’t keep my eyes off him…”(36)
ReplyDeleteIn this comment Myrtle is telling about her first encounter with Tom, her present lover. Here we see what it is that first attracted him to her—his fancy dress. Such clothes generally mark a man who has status and power, with which subsequently comes wealth. At the time of this encounter, Myrtle was already unhappily married to George. He was a working class man who couldn’t offer Myrtle many material things. This did not please Myrtle. She is a superficial woman who believes heavily in consumerism. From this Myrtle justifies her love affair with Tom. She describes how her present husband George fooled her into believing he was such a man; how he was a gentleman like Tom. She then later realized that he merely made himself appear as such, and that she was fooled. This angers Myrtle, and fuels her continue this affair.
-Ariana Alexandrescu
"id like to get one of those police dogs; i dont suppose you got that kind?" (27)
ReplyDeletems wilson pulls up to a sketchy man selling puppies on the side of the road and wants to buy a police dog. this tells the reader that when ms wilson wants something specific she, if she cant get it she will get the closest thing to it, so this means she isnt very picky which is a good trait for someone in her position.
"id like to get one of those police dogs; i dont suppose you got that kind?" (27)
ReplyDeletems wilson pulls up to a sketchy man selling puppies on the side of the road and wants to buy a police dog. this tells the reader that when ms wilson wants something specific she, if she cant get it she will get the closest thing to it, so this means she isnt very picky which is a good trait for someone in her position.
-Andy Jessiman