Compare and contrast the characters of Daisy and Myrtle in The Great Gatsby. What is Fitzgerald revealing through these similarities and differences?

On the
surface,and Myrtle seem very different. Daisy is an ethereal, charming, and delicate woman from
a sheltered, well-to-do family. She has the security of being married toand his vast wealth.
Myrtle comes from the lower classes and is vulgar as well as a full-figured woman. She is
married to a gas station owner in the Valley of the Ashes and has little luxury or financial
security. In the end, her lack of money means she can be run over and killed with impunity,
while Daisy's money saves her from any consequences of the act of running down a woman without
stopping.

However,...