Kiss, Marry, Kill. - I would kiss and marry Scalia.

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 In the book The Great Gatsby, I have given careful consideration to who I would kill, kiss, or marry between the two groups (Gatsby, Tom, Wilson and Daisy, Jordan, and Myrtle). I would marry Tom, kiss Gatsby, kill Wilson, and marry Daisy, kiss Jordan, and kill Myrtle. Each character brings dysfunctional drama to the plot, and no character or relationship in the book is perfect.


Tom is from old money and was well educated. Although he has had extramarital affairs on Daisy, the couple has managed to stay together and he seems connected and committed to Daisy. Tom never left Daisy for one of his mistresses (Myrtle, etc.) and in the end of the book, when Myrtle is killed (by the car Daisy is driving), Tom and Daisy stick together. After the car accident had killed Myrtle, Tom and Daisy left town together. On page 46, Nick tries to reach Daisy, and he finds that, “she and Tom had gone away early that afternoon, and taken baggage with them.” Tom has his share of faults and he would not be an easy person to be married to. In chapter one, it is explained that Tom has a mistress and when Daisy talks to Nick alone at the dinner party, she does not seem happy with Tom. Tom also has a violent streak; he hit his mistress, Myrtle (in chapter two), and broke her nose, which is highly disturbing. Regardless, Tom seems committed to Daisy and in the end, this is the marriage/relationship that endures. For these reasons, I would marry Tom. I would kiss Gatsby because Gatsby would be a lot of fun temporarily (due to his lavish lifestyle, riches, and grand parties), but not so much fun in the

long-term (secret life of crime, living a lie that he is from money, and chasing a married woman). On page 133, Tom describes Gatsby in his business dealings, “He and Wolfshiem bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter. That’s one of his little stunts. I picked him for a bootlegger the first time I saw him, and I wasn’t far wrong.” In the book it is revealed that Gatsby earned his money from bootlegging and other illegal acts, so this would be a difficult man to get into a serious relationship with. However, just “kissing” Gatsby would be fun. Gatsby would do anything for the person he is interested in. As the epigraph on the title page explains about the “gold hat” and to “bounce high”, Gatsby displays the luxuries to lure his love interests and bounces high (performs great acts of love) to win their hearts. Dating Gatsby would be very adventurous and entertaining, but I think that is a love that would “burn out”! I would kill Wilson because Wilson seems like a pathetic, unmotivated person and when he found out Myrtle was cheating on him, he locked her up! On page 136, Wilson says to Michaelis, about Myrtle, “I’ve got my wife locked up in there.” Wilson also was a murderer; he killed Gatsby before killing himself.



Like Tom, Daisy is from old money and is well educated; I would marry her. Despite Daisy’s affair with Gatsby, she would not leave Tom. After Daisy ran Myrtle over in the car and killed her, she seemed closer to Tom. On page 145, after the accident, Nick describes seeing Daisy and Tom together, “There was an unmistakable air of natural intimacy about the picture, and anybody would have seen that they were conspiring together.” I would kiss Jordan because Jordan seems to be a free spirit and a fun person, although Jordan can’t be trusted. On page 58, Nick says that Jordan is, “incurably dishonest” and on page 57 he says about Jordan, “I wasn’t actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity.” I would kill Myrtle because she seems like a mean spirit and she despises and lacks respect for her husband, Wilson. On page 34, Myrtle describes Wilson, “I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe.” Myrtle thinks that she is too good for Wilson and treats him like

garbage.


After careful thought of the characters and their relationships, I have selected from the two groups (Gatsby, Tom, Wilson and Daisy, Jordan, Myrtle) who I would kill, kiss, and marry. In The Great Gatsby there is certainly no perfect person or perfect relationship. Each character brings their unique circumstances and history to the drama that unwinds.

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