Nick and Myrtle

• More subdued version of love than the dramatic, imbalanced relationship between Daisy and Gatsby
• Grow apart at the end of the novel as Nick becomes disillusioned by the carelessness and dishonestly of the upper class
• Nick tries to portray that he is humble and not bothered by status. This demonstrates that even those who say otherwise can be tempted by the American dream of wealth, prosperity and higher status, which is personified in Jordan Baker.
• This transition from awe to revulsion that Nick feels for Jordan is an echo of Nick’s own inner conflict with the life of leisure, carelessness and privilege he encounters during his summer.