His tone changes around her.
Myrtle stares at Jordan with an expression of jealous terror, since she assumes that Jordan is Tom's wife.
Tom hits Myrtle across the face, breaking her nose.
tom is a slease. he is cheating on Daisy with Myrtle but abuses Myrtle for talking bad about Daisy. Myrtle is nothing to tom but his personal mistress. shed do anything he asks and anything for him.
Michaelis believes that Myrtle is running away from her husband, George, trying to escape him. He really doesn't realize the truth; Myrtle was really waiting for Tom to pass by again so she could talk to him.
Tom
No. Myrtle was Nick's wife but Tom fancies her. Myrtle is Tom's lover
Tom buys Myrtle a puppy on the way to the city.
Tom Buchanan was attracted to Myrtle Wilson's vitality and willingness to flaunt social norms. Myrtle's bold and energetic personality stood in contrast to the dullness of his own marriage, which added excitement to their affair. Additionally, Myrtle's social aspirations and desire for material pleasures aligned with Tom's own sense of entitlement and wealth.
When Myrtle sees Jordan and Tom together she suspects that Jordan is Tom's wife. This accounts for the jealous, cold expression with which she regards Jordan.
Tom hits myrtle across the face breaking her nose
Tom hits myrtle across the face breaking her nose
He says that Daisy is Catholic and that she won't divorce him. Really he just wants heras his mistress