ts- The fairy tale Cinderella, when used to describe some one's life, represents magic.
cd- When Nick is observing the room, he notices that Myrtle, Mrs. Wilson, is said to have "changed costumes" some time before at the party of an "elaborate afternoon dress". (30)
cm-This quick change represents that she is having to put on a real costume; this represents fake-ness and how this isn't really her life.
cd- Another example is when Nick describes how "the room grew smaller around her[Myrtle]-creaking pivot"(31)
cm- The shrinking of the room is basically saying that her "expanding" big head and ego when all eyes where on her, like she was upon a pedestal that isn't used much because it hasn't been oiled nor used in a while, made her feel popular and noticed.
cd- Another example of the similarities of Cinderella's story and Myrtle's is when she escapes Wilson's locked office upstairs while "rushing out into the dusk" (137)
cm- This escape represents how the antagonists, Wilson and the step mother, were trying to lock up Myrtle and Cinderella to keep them away from civilization.
cd- Lastly, after she lets the other 5 taxis go, she chooses the" lavender-colored" cab while in the city with Tom and Nick (27)
cm- Regularly Myrtle would choose a normal cab and not think twice about it, but since Tom and his wallet are there, she feels that she can buy and choose whatever she wants until he had to return home. This represents how her life style is all a fake lie; she is pressed for time just like Cinderella at the ball, she had until midnight to enjoy her presents until they all vanished.
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