Myrtle and George Flashcards
1
Q
Wedding Suit
A
He “borrowed somebody’s best suit to get married in”
When she found out she “lay down and cried . . . all afternoon.” - superficial
2
Q
George description
A
“spiritless man” “anaemic”
3
Q
Ghost
A
“Walking through her husband as if he were a ghost”
4
Q
Money from Tom
A
“Here’s your money. Go and buy ten more dogs with it”
5
Q
Myrtle’s name connotations
A
Myrtle is a common shrub - links to her lower-class status myrrh is bitter
6
Q
How is she described
A
“smouldering”
“vitality”
“sensuously”
Contrast to Daisy - she is seen as a sex symbol
7
Q
what happnes to her blood when she dies
A
it is described as mingling back into the Valley of Ashes showing lack of social mobility. Shows that the American dream is not achievable for women/not available for working class
