Myrtle's ambition proves to be her fatal flaw in being the tragic hero. The goal of her ambition is to lead her to a higher social status. In pursuing her ambition she expresses that her husband, George Wilson, acts as an obstacle as he is in the opposite direction from where she wishes to be. He expresses disgust at George for committing actions considered lowly by his standards. She was especially disappointed in her husband after it was discovered that he "borrowed someone's best suit to get married" without telling her. (35) He expresses his marriage as regretful, which illustrates his ambition to strive for the better, being Tom. She essentially illustrates that she would rather be treated with little respect to achieve status, than be treated with respect without status. Myrtle not only exudes her ambition through her pompous attitude, but also in the way she carries herself. She is a young woman in her thirties, slightly stout, but (carries) her excess flesh sensuously, and although she is not credited with beauty she is somewhat charismatic. (25) The way she behaves can be considered sexual and her personality is attractive to men like Tom. Her seductive character illustrates her ambition to be a temptress to climb the social ladder. Myrtle's perception of reality is blurred. He fails to recognize his social position as someone from the lower class, and instead engages in a self-directed pretentious farce of belonging to the upper class. He has an acquired habit of stating that various aspects of his life are below his expectations. She insists that she only married him because (she) thought he was a gentleman, and that he "was fit to lick... middle of paper... y. When Daisy states that he is a brute, she expresses her dissatisfaction, but remains calm. This shows that her perception is clouded as she does not recognize the fact that Tom has very little respect for her. Her trust for Tom is at an extremely excessive level, which will ultimately cost her her life. rushes) out (onto the road), into the twilight, waving his hands and shouting” at the car he thinks Tom is driving in (7. 5-6. 137) When he sees the vehicle approaching, he predicts that he will he will stop for her since Tom is driving it. When he realizes that Tom is not in the car and that the car does not stop, it is too late and Myrtle is killed instantly Tom illustrates it best as the tragic hero Scott Fitzgerald