GG Chapter 7, p. 113-128

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

                

         “. . . I realized that so far his suspicions hadn’t aligned on Tom. He had discovered that Myrtle had some sort of life apart from him in another world. . .” (Fitzgerald, 124). Tom Buchanan and George Wilson are interesting characters. They are very similar, yet very different. They are very similar since they are in the same predicament. They both have wives who are having an affair. Ironically, Tom is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson. Both Wilson and Buchanan are wising up to the affair but are not quite sure yet. They are also very different. Buchanan is wealthy and in the upper class of society. George Wilson is lower class and struggling to get by. George wants to move west and start over, but ironically, Buchanan has the car that Wilson needs.