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- Characters are defined by what they can and can not accept People can be defined as a result of their actions toward particular incidents, as they act according to their beliefs. Authors try to encourage their reader to understand the key characters in their no ....

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.... by what they can accept about themselves. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson is the woman with whom Tom Buchanan is having an affair. Myrtle want to be a part of Tom's life because he has a lot of money. She lets Tom push her around and treat her however he wants. She always thought she should have done better than her current husband and having an affair with Tom reinforces this belief of hers. Her current husband, George Wilson, is just a poor gas station owner. Myrtle would rather be treated like a dog by someone who has money instead of being cared for by someone who has no money. Myrtle's regret of marrying her husband is apparent whe ....