Myrtle Flashcards

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I thought he was a gentleman

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Gentlemen- reference to Tom
He no longer has the money she desires with her materialistic ways

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I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn’t fit to lick me shoe

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Myrtle has expectations for treatment of traditional male ways- imagined she is superior
Craves male attention

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4 describing words of Myrtle

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Greedy
Materialistic
Loud
Attention seeker

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‘Mrs Wilson had changed her costume some time before(…) afternoon dress of cream-coloured chiffon’

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Clearly shows her working class
Clothes likely purchased by Tom - upward mobility to the higher class
Her behavior also changes as she becomes more obnoxious
Cream is not as pure as the white daisy was wearing before

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