Women living in a traditional patriarchal society are treated in a dissimilar manner and are forced into gender roles resulting in unattainable equality. In the novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the lives of Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby living in 1920’s New York are closely scrutinized. Daisy Buchanan resides in East Egg, Long Island and is the wife of an affluent man named Tom. Nick Carraway is the cousin of Daisy works in the bond business who has recently moved to West Egg and is neighbours with Jay Gatsby who is affluent from self-made money who has worked hard to attain his fortunes with the goal of winning Daisy’s love and is originally from the Mideast. The compromised rights of women within patriarchal societies can be seen through Nick, Gatsby and Daisy from the stereotypes, place and treatment of women.
A stereotype is more often than not a racist, homophobic or sexist statement, action or attitude intended to degrade a person or groups of people . Being a woman living in the United States of America during the 1920’s comes with many set stereotypical roles such as being only a mother, wife, daughter or sweetheart within the community and a woman’s status is determined in relation to a man. Shortly after giving birth to her …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald, shows how male dominated societies negatively affect women through the characters Nick, Gatsby, and Daisy by showing examples of the stereotypes, places, and objectification of women. The stereotypes are used to control and manipulate the women in order to gain possession. The roles and expectations have been given to women without opinions of females taken into consideration. Finally, a women being objectified is accepted by society and used to a man’s benefit. Although patriarchal societies damage the female population and the effects of this can still be seen in present day society, these problems are trying to be resolved through
A stereotype is more often than not a racist, homophobic or sexist statement, action or attitude intended to degrade a person or groups of people . Being a woman living in the United States of America during the 1920’s comes with many set stereotypical roles such as being only a mother, wife, daughter or sweetheart within the community and a woman’s status is determined in relation to a man. Shortly after giving birth to her …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald, shows how male dominated societies negatively affect women through the characters Nick, Gatsby, and Daisy by showing examples of the stereotypes, places, and objectification of women. The stereotypes are used to control and manipulate the women in order to gain possession. The roles and expectations have been given to women without opinions of females taken into consideration. Finally, a women being objectified is accepted by society and used to a man’s benefit. Although patriarchal societies damage the female population and the effects of this can still be seen in present day society, these problems are trying to be resolved through