Picture: Valley of AshesThe valley of ashes is a very grotesque area where all you can see is dust in the air. It is located half way between West Egg and New York City . It has rundown houses and polluted water. It has farms where ashes grow like wheat in the hills. It is a desolate wasteland. It is a very poor area. Tom takes Nick there by train to meet his affair Myrtle. Nick also meets her husband Mr. Wilson. Nick thinks this place is a gross and poor area. It is filled with powdery air. The valley of ashes connects with the personalities of the people who live there. Like the Wilson ’s by Myrtle cheating on her husband George with Tom. Tom only cares about himself and he is conceded so he belongs to the valley of ashes. Myrtle is stuck with Mr. Wilson in the valley of ashes and can’t get out.
Quotes
“Well, they say he’s a nephew or a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm’s. That’s where all his money comes from” (37). This is another rumor about Gatsby, which shows no one really know’s the exact truth about him.
“If I was them I’d get a divorce and get married to each other right away” (37). This shows that Nick knows Tom is having an affair with Myrtle and Nick doesn’t care that he’s cheating on his cousin.
“This is a valley of ashes – a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens, where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery” (27). This is showing Nick’s first impression of the valley of ashes. He’s saying that it is a bad and dull place.
“The valley of ashes is bounded on one side by a small foul river” (28). This is Nick’s second impression and it hasn’t changed. He’s seeing that it is not a safe and clean area.
“If I was them I’d get a divorce and get married to each other right away” (37). This shows that Nick knows Tom is having an affair with Myrtle and Nick doesn’t care that he’s cheating on his cousin.
“This is a valley of ashes – a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens, where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery” (27). This is showing Nick’s first impression of the valley of ashes. He’s saying that it is a bad and dull place.
“The valley of ashes is bounded on one side by a small foul river” (28). This is Nick’s second impression and it hasn’t changed. He’s seeing that it is not a safe and clean area.
Character Contrast
There is a contrast between Tom and Wilson by the fact there both in love with Myrtle. Wilson is Myrtle’s husband and Tom is having an affair with Myrtle. Mr. Wilson doesn’t know that Tom and Myrtle are having an affair. Tom is rich, has a bad temper, and is full of himself. He also played football. Mr. Wilson is a garage worker and lives in the valley of ashes. Tom and Mr. Wilson are completely different people. Mr. Wilson is older than them, he has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is very spiritless. Myrtle is the exact opposite of him she is lively and fun. Myrtle is also different than Daisy. She is curvy, not dull, and very outgoing. She can’t get out of the valley of ashes and can’t leave husband.
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