Essay On Jordan Baker In The Great Gatsby

Throughout The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jordan Baker remains an athletic young figure with a snobby attitude. She walked the walk and talked the talk, the whole shebang. At the beginning of the novel, Jordan is seen as a well known golfer who from time to time acts inferior towards others. Jordan states that “I’m absolutely in training” (Fitzgerald 10) due to the fact that she’s a professional golfer with “sun-strained eyes” (Fitzgerald 11). Throughout the beginning of the chapter one Jordan plays a sport that is played outside and who looks after herself and figure. When both Tom and Daisy leave for a moment during dinner, Jordan “leaned forward unashamed” (Fitzgerald 14) toward the opened door trying to hear Tom and Daisy’s conversation. Jordan’s behavior let’s readers know how she intrudes into business that doesn’t have to deal with her and she does this with no sense of respect. When Nick walks over to Jordan during Gatsby ‘s party she “responded absently” (Fitzgerald 42) and held Nick’s hand without care “as a promise that she’d take care “ (Fitzgerald 42) of …show more content…
During a conversation with Nick, Jordan says that she “hates careless people, that’s why I like you” (Fitzgerald 58). Jordan disapproves careless people because she won’t take responsibility of anything that goes wrong, thinking of herself through and through. When Daisy tells Jordan to kiss Nick , Jordan says “what a low, vulgar girl” (Fitzgerald 116) showing irony. Jordan is being ironic towards Daisy’s behavior when Jordan acts the same way to others around her. From gossiping to lying her problems away. Daisy complains about how the heat is unbearable at the small party and Jordan says “don’t be morbid” (Fitzgerald 118). Jordan is being hypocritical by saying that because Jordan was literally complaining how agonizing the heat was before they got to the