Examples Of Sexism In The Great Gatsby

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Nick comments on himself as he says that he is very tolerant and has a tendency to reserve all judgments, and this is completely true. Tom had total trust in Nick when he introduces him to his mistress, Myrtle as he never suspected Nick to reveal his affair to anyone. Along with his arrogance, I feel that Tom is very unfaithful to his wife, Daisy as he does not try to hide this when he accepts a call from his mistress during lunch. Tom’s behavior has left me speechless as he cheats on his life to fulfill his pleasures. To add to his unfaithfulness, I believe that he has a very sexist nature and rudeness towards women as he merely uses them as objects. I find it shocking that sexism was very prominent in the early 1920’s. He uses Myrtle for pleasure and does not truly love her when he physically abuses her when she did …show more content…
Myrtle is very disloyal as well because she cheats on her husband, George, for the luxury of wealth and the happiness that materialism brings her. Myrtle’s apartment is located in an area of absolute hopelessness and I feel that this setting represents the corruption of society as a whole, and describes the lifestyle Myrtle lives in . It can be seen at this point that the characters in the novel are obsessed with the idea of class and privilege. When it is mentioned that Gatsby is staring at a green light, it seems as if he is striving to retrieve something, which makes me ponder as to what he desires and what is the significance of the light. Tom’s racism is shown when he introduces the book that he is reading, “ The Rise of the Coloured Empires” as he says that the Nordiac race, including himself, are threatened by the rise of other inferior races. I feel that his outburst idealizes the issue that old money is insecure about the rise of new money. When it is mentioned that Daisy is Catholic, Nick knows that this is not

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