Myrtle the Turtle?

Interesting ideas Sadea and thanks for blogging!:) I think Myrtle deserves the "biggest loser" award. She seems stupid, greedy and just plain mean to George. We feel sorry for her getting killed like that (pathetic with the boob flap). Her death is just pathetic, not tragic. I don't think George should have killed her (vigilante justice and all not being the way to go) but he is probably the most wronged character - other than Gatsby, who sort of let himself in for it idolizing Daisy all those (eight) years and not being realistic about her. I feel sorry for both Wilsons because they are manipulated by the rich folks and are too dumb to figure it out. In a way, Fitzgerald is saying the middle class/poor are dumb and let themselves be treated badly. At first glance he seems to be condemning the rich but if you think about it he is saying they are sly and get away with their shenanigans because they are smarter and stick together (so they are different from you and me). If they had been more honest and moral (all of the key characters), Daisy would have turned herself in and probably gotten off with a light sentence for hit and run due to her social standing. Then Tom could have dallied with someone else while she was imprisoned (Jordan?) while Gatsby would have waited for her to get out, writing her letters every day and visiting whenever possible.

Any thoughts on rich folk vs. poor folk here?