Great Gatsby - Women
The turn of the century made many influences on the world. However, it was approximately in the 1920's when women become more independent, delegated, and responsible for more things in the world than just keeping the house tidy, as was the mentality back in those days. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a true literary masterpiece based on the tragic life of Jay Gatsby through the eyes of his acquaintance and neighbour, Nick Carraway. The story travels through different settings based on New York, and many characters are introduced and portrayed in their true behaviour. However, through his constant implications during the story of the negative characteristics women possess, Fitzgerald openly shows his opinion that women generally have low moral qualities, and demonstrates this by the actions and speech illustrated by the three female characters: Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Myrtle Wilson. In the eyes of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy Buchanan was the typical depiction of the rich, young, married woman of the 1920's. Although she was capable o
Being the epitome of the word materialist, Myrtle was completely driven by physical things, and although she was of lower class herself, refused to show respect to anybody other than those of higher standing. Nick recalled events such as her Golf Tournament where he saw her cheating, and specifically one conversation where she showed how negligent she was of her actions. Jordan's greatest adversaries are her deceitfulness and carelessness. I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn't fit to lick my shoe. This proves that Fitzgerald had a lower opinion of women, and it is most likely, according to the way women were thought of at that time of their development, that all men supported this opinion at that time. "I married him because I thought he was gentleman.
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