You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy. (Erica Jong). When women are displayed in the “Great Gatsby”, it shows readers that women were dumb in the 1920’s and in a way it is proven correct. In the 1920’s, women were referred to as “flappers”. They would change how they acted, how they dressed, and how they lived in the outside world.
If women didn’t get married, they would get an outside job. If women did get married, they would stay in the house while the husband worked all day and come back at night. Most married couples would live in a small house, while the rich would live in bigger houses. Sometimes however, the lifestyle of the rich and make people do really terrible things because …show more content…
Daisy and Myrtle go insane in the middle of the book, and in the beginning of the book, Jordan keeps her feelings to herself, which makes her impossible to understand (Fitzgerald 12). Myrtle wants to be killed by George because she angered him. “Beat me, you dirty coward!” (Fitzgerald 137). Daisy is the worst problem. Towards the end of the book, she is stuck with Tom and Jay as she is afraid to come clean on whether she loves Jay more or whether she loves Tom more. “the wealth that imprisons and preserves safe and proud above the hot struggles of the poor” (Fitzgerald 150).
In the article, it says that Daisy is in a dead end with Gatsby and Tom ”Daisy is torn between her response to Gatsby’s romantic vision ... and Tom’s materialistic evaluation of her” (Strba 5). Myrtle, is the girl who says what she wants and doesn’t care what other people think. “The language she uses is energetic, direct and unselfconscious about her own sexual needs” (Strba 3). Jordan keeps all of her feelings towards herself. “Fitzgerald offers no access to her inner world…” (Strba 4). These women try to move out of their comfort zone, but then are put back to where they came from (Strba 6).
Women in “The Great Gatsby” were foolish in their own way. Daisy, Jordan, and Myrtle all go out of their way to try and make themselves better, but their plans fail when their husband’s rich life get in the
If women didn’t get married, they would get an outside job. If women did get married, they would stay in the house while the husband worked all day and come back at night. Most married couples would live in a small house, while the rich would live in bigger houses. Sometimes however, the lifestyle of the rich and make people do really terrible things because …show more content…
Daisy and Myrtle go insane in the middle of the book, and in the beginning of the book, Jordan keeps her feelings to herself, which makes her impossible to understand (Fitzgerald 12). Myrtle wants to be killed by George because she angered him. “Beat me, you dirty coward!” (Fitzgerald 137). Daisy is the worst problem. Towards the end of the book, she is stuck with Tom and Jay as she is afraid to come clean on whether she loves Jay more or whether she loves Tom more. “the wealth that imprisons and preserves safe and proud above the hot struggles of the poor” (Fitzgerald 150).
In the article, it says that Daisy is in a dead end with Gatsby and Tom ”Daisy is torn between her response to Gatsby’s romantic vision ... and Tom’s materialistic evaluation of her” (Strba 5). Myrtle, is the girl who says what she wants and doesn’t care what other people think. “The language she uses is energetic, direct and unselfconscious about her own sexual needs” (Strba 3). Jordan keeps all of her feelings towards herself. “Fitzgerald offers no access to her inner world…” (Strba 4). These women try to move out of their comfort zone, but then are put back to where they came from (Strba 6).
Women in “The Great Gatsby” were foolish in their own way. Daisy, Jordan, and Myrtle all go out of their way to try and make themselves better, but their plans fail when their husband’s rich life get in the