How does Myrtle react when Tom arrives in chapter two of the Great Gatsby?


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The Great Gatsby Tom forces both Myrtle and Nick to accompany him to the city.There, in the flat in which Tom maintains his affair, they have a vulgar party with Myrtle's sister, Catherine, and a couple named McKee.The group becomes exceedingly drunk; as a result,Myrtle begins to grow garrulous and harsh.Shortly after Tom gives her a puppy as a gift,Myrtle begins chanting Daisy's name to irritate Tom.Tom tells her that she has no right to say Daisy's name; she continues taunting him, and he breaks Myrtle's nose.

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