Sunday, November 23, 2014

Explain the Wilsons' strengths and weaknesses in The Great Gatsby using textual evidence.

I guess it really depends on what you think a strength and
a weakness are.


Myrtle is rude and a terrible mate because
she is a cheater, but Myrtle is very discreet and keeps her secret
well:



Mrs.
Wilson sat discreetly in another
car.



A definite weakness is
that when she is with Tom she grows very arrogant:


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Mrs. Wilson gathered up her dog and her other
purchases, and went haughtily
in.



She likes to
think she's all that when she's with Tom. I do think it is somewhat respectful not to
rub Wilson's nose in the fact that she's having an extramarital affair, but absolutely
immoral too.


Wilson's strengths include being hard-working,
honest and protective.


A weakness is his stupidity. Tom
says of him:


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He's so dumb he doesn't know he's
alive.



You could
argue Wilson's weakness is also a strength. Being unaware is sometimes an advantage in
life because you don't have to stress about the problems you just don't know
about.

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