Chapter+2

=__Chapter 2__= =__ Summary: __= =In this chapter, Tom Buchanan takes Nick Carraway to meet his mistress. She lived above a garage ran by an older man named Wilson. Nick describes Tom's mistress as having "no facet or gleam of beauty." Together, they all travel to New York. Myrtle Wilson, the mistress, sits in a different car from the rest of them in order to remain discrete. They all head up to an apartment where some other guests are invited over. Nick feels a little uncomfortable and gets drunk. Tom eventually breaks Mrs. Wilson's nose after mentioning his actual wife, Daisy's name. Finally, the last thing Tom remembers is sitting in the train station waiting for his train .= = =

=__ Colors Revealed: __= ="The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic" - Fitzgerald used this desription because of blue's traditional roots as being a color of intelligence, wisdom, and heaven. He probably used this color to express the god-like image that Eckleburg imposes, by always being there watching everything they do. = =__ Historical References: __= ="The living-room was crowded to the doors with a set of tapestried furniture entirely too large for it, so that to move about was to stumble continually over the scenes of ladies swing in the gardens of Versailles." - The Garden of Versailles is a French garden that is west of their palace. The gardens contain many manicured lawns, plants and fountains.=

=﻿= =__ Common Themes: __= =This chapter illustrates the common theme that outword appearances are not always reality. Tom Buchanan is having an affair, however, he still acts as though he completely loves his wife. During travel, Tom's mistress sat in an adjacent train car, in order to keep appearances up. The fact that Tom and his mistress can keep up this illusion, justifies the common theme of reality not always equaling appearance.= = =

=__ Marxist Theories: __= =- In respects to Mr. Wilson, the hard working, middle class ciitizen, gets taken advantage of. Tom Buchanan, a rich man has an affair with Mr. Wilson's wife. So, once again, the working class people are being put down.= =﻿- The man who sold Myrtle Wilson the dog was chastised by Tom because he did not know the dog's true breed. This could be viewed as demostrating the uneducated status of the lower classes.= =__ Feminist Theories: __= =- A major oppression against Myrtle happens during this chapter. Myrtle shouts out Tom's mistress's name, and Tom, thinking that she had no right to do this, strikes her and breaks her nose.=

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