Friday, May 6, 2016

What I was thinking when Tom punched Myrtle in the nose


When I went with Tom to visit his mistress I was already feeling very uncomfortable and wanted to leave. Even though Daisy was only a distant cousin I still felt a sadness in my heart that her husband would betray her like this. What made it even worse was that Daisy knew about this occurrence. I kept thinking about how if she were here she would go off on Tom and put him in his place. Tom punching Myrtle in the nose was the final straw for me to realize what a terrible man he truly could be. Tom punched her simply because she was fed up with the fact that Tom had a wife. That seems like a valid reason to be upset to me. As soon as Tom’s fist hit her face the first thing that came to my mind was how the heck do I get out of here. I just met these people and within a few hours I already had seen enough. Of course, my father taught me to always see the best in people and that is my curse. It is very hard for me to completely understand what runs through Tom’s mind but it is not in my boundaries to judge him in any means. As for Myrtle, I keep wondering what in God’s name she was thinking getting involved with a married man. I’m afraid if Tom keeps this up, my inability to judge might be forsaken and I might just lose all hope in him.

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