Chapter 2 pages 23-38 Joey Guerra 2nd

 1. Chapter 22 pages 23-38

2. Chapter 2 Summary
The chapter starts off with a description of the valley of ashes and an advertisement the the Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. As Tom and Nick are headed to New York, Tom forces Nick to get off the train to meet his Mistress, Mrs. Myrtle Wilson. Mrs. Wilson is married to Mr. George B. Wilson, who is Jewish, and lies to him to go to an apartment with Tom. Since Nick has nothing else to do, and is practically forced by Tom to go, he goes. When they reach the apartment, Myrtle's sister Catherine comes over, as well as some friends Mr. and Mrs. McKee. Gatsby's name is brought up in conversation, but again is interrupted and forgotten. As Catherine and Nick talk, Catherine brings up the topic about Nick and Myrtle's marriages. She says that they both married the wrong people, but a divorce cannot happen because Tom's wife Daisey, is Catholic, meaning that a divorce is going against her religion and will not happen. As the night progresses, everyone is pretty drunk, including Nick, (Only second time getting drunk in lifetime) and Tom and Myrtle get into an argument about mentioning Daisey's name. Myrtle taunts Tom by saying"Daisey, Daisey, Daisey!" and then Tom punches her and breaks her nose. After this action packed scene, everyone starts to leave the apartment. Tom goes to Pennsylvania Station and falls asleep waiting for the four o'clock train.

 3a. Mr. Wilson
3b). "He was a bold, spiritless man, anemic, and faintly handsome. When he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes."(pg. 25) 
This quote shows that Mr. Wilson was happy to see Tom and Nick because another day with Myrtle is terrible.
3b). Myrtle says, "I married him because I thought he was a gentlemen,...I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe." (pg. 34)
This quote shows how Mr. Wilson is looked at. He is looked as of if he is lower than Myrtle. He is considered a nothing now.
3c). George Wilson runs a garage and gas station in the valley of ashes and represents a figure that is the direct opposite of Myrtle and similar to Daisey. Without Myrtle he is nothing, and without Tom, Daisey is nothing. When we are introduced to Mr. Wilson's character, he is being ordered around by Myrtle, and he seems to do everything she says and accepts her powerful attitude. He is a Jewish gentlemen, but his spirit has been shredded to pieces because of marrying Myrtle. He is being abused in my opinion, but he won't do anything because his wife is the only thing he has left.

4. "The only picture was a hen sitting on a burred rock." (pg. 29)
This quote is significant because the hen and rock characterized Daisey and Tom. The rock is Daisey because she is nothing without the hen, which is Tom. The hen can leave whenever it wants and the rock won't move because it can't. Daisey is in that position of being stuck. In this case the hen is strong and has more strength then the rock, so Tom is able to push Daisey around and do whatever he pleases with her.

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