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"Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her [Myrtle's] nose with his open hand." Page 41 |
| At this point in the story, Myrtle had been aggravating by
repeating Daisy's name. Tom
releases his anger and makes Myrtle stop by hitting her in the face.
He found it necessary to release his anger in violent ways, and may
not even have realized his own strength.
Yet he did not seem sorry about it in that he simply stood by while
the other women worked to clean up the mess he made.
Also, by smashing Myrtle's nose, he illustrated a great disrespect
for women. He even expressed
this disrespect by treating his wife in the same way.
In Chapter 1 Daisy's finger is hurt by Tom, probably as the result
of his anger. Obviously Tom had no trouble hurting people.
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