F. Scott Fitzgerald
This picture! This is an exact representation of me the whole time reading this section.
For starters, Tom forces Nick to go see his mistress with him. On the way there, Nick sees "the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust...[and] the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg [which] are blue and gigantic" (Fitzgerald 23). I was so confused reading this, thinking Nick was dreaming or something. But no! It turns out Eckleburg is just a billboard ad, and the scenery is just a boring side road off of the highway. Then Tom goes to see his girl Myrtle, who is married to a man named Wilson. Tom has some car business with Wilson, but is making Wilson struggle for what he wants, then Tom practically steals Mrs. Wilson right from under Mr. Wilson's nose! Tom is literally the worst person I have ever heard of and I despise him. the mistress is spoiled rotten too, begging Tom for a puppy as they pass a man selling some. A puppy?! Why would you want a puppy?!?! Myrtle has the mind and attitude of a six year old princess. They go back to the apartment and I am reminded that Nick is still with them. WHY?!?! Nick is just as confused as me, and he shares that "[he] has been drunk just twice in [his] life, and the second time was [that] afternoon" (Fitzgerald 29). Then the group starts a party which seems to have no importance.
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