After Myrtle's death, Tom shows a side of him that is rarely seen. “And if you think that I [don’t] have my share of suffering” (178). It almost seems like Tom is trying to win Nick's approval. In the same way, Gatsby makes up lies about himself to appear more attractive to others. At Tom's house, Daisy tells Nick that she wishes her daughter was "a beautiful little fool" (17) because women are not taken very seriously and are seen as trophies for men to compete for. After saying this, Daisy smiles as if "she [has] affirmed her membership in a rather distinguished secret society to which she and Tom [belong]" (17). Daisy allows Nick a glimpse into her glamorous but conflicted life. Even Jordan, the woman he has a crush on, reveals to Nick the complicated relationship between Tom and Daisy. “Tom has a wife in New York” (15). Upon hearing this scandalous news, the reader can understand Tom through the way Nick sees