"He had discovered that Myrtle had some sort of life apart from him in another world, and the shock made him physically sick. i stared at him and then at Tom, who had made a parallel discovery less than an hour before- and it occurred to me that there was no difference between men, in intelligence or race, so profound as the difference between the sick and the well." pg. 82
What a shocker men finding out that their women have lives of their own and are not always consumed by their men! It seems that even though this internal conflict is really just about the realization that their women are not always so accessible and stable really shakes the men. Tom does not get physically sick like Wilson but he is upset that is perfect little world is about to shatter. Shatter because of Gatsby and because Myrtle is so unhappy with her husband she wishes to leave. ALso i found this conflict kind of nice especially for Tom. I disliked him from the beginning when he had a phone call with his mistress in the middle of a lunch where his wife was present and where it was obvious who he was talking to. It almost felt like a little wake up call for Tom that he is not so perfect that his perfect little wife will just stay with him and be totally in love with him. Although I wished throughout the whole book that Gatsby and Daisy end up together!
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