Chapter 2

Tom wanted Nick to meet is girlfriend. So they hop on a train and ride it to Ashland, where they find Myrtle Wilson, Tom's girlfriend. Myrtle tells her husband she needs to go to town, but its all a lie. When the three of them get to Myrtle's apartment they have a little party and start drinking. Nick says this party was the second time he had been drunk in his whole life. Everything seemed to be going ok, that is until Myrtle starts talking about Tom's wife Daisy. Tom warns her not to talk about this his wife, but Myrtle doesn't listen and keeps chanting Daisy over and over again. This upsets Tom and he punches Myrtle and ends up breaking her nose.

I wonder why Tom got so upset. Why would it bother him so much? If Tom doesn't want this kind of stuff to happen he shouldn't be cheating...