Tom and Myrtle

• Myrtle believes she can achieve upward mobility through her relationship with Tom.
• Tom sees Myrtle as another one of his possessions. Symbolises the exploitation of the lower classes for the pleasure of the rich.
• Myrtle’s death is symbolic of how the upper class will always take advantage of the lower class without feeling remorse or suffering repercussions.
• Relationship is a way for him to assert his control and dominance

  Tom and Myrtle's affair is a foil for Daisy and Gatsby's.