The Great gatsby is a book with many themes that critique society. As this book is a modernist work of art. One big theme is Gender role. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, gender critique is seen a lot throughout the story assessing violence against women and the way men see women’s place in society.
Violence and abuse against women is seen and portrayed in The Great Gatsby. For example, When Nick walks in for the first time in Tom’s house and sees Daisy and Jordan Laying in a couch.the way Nick describes this strong imagery is as if both girls were some kind of prostitutes, just lying on a couch. “The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored …show more content…
Then there was a boom as Tom Buchanan shut the rear windows and the caught wind died out about the room, and the curtains and the rugs and the two young women ballooned slowly to the floor”. Daisy and Jordan are described as floating balloons in this passage. In this passage it is foreshadowed that Tom Buchanan will hurt or mistreat Daisy or Jordan. This interpretation comes when Fitzgerald says “Tom Buchanan shut the rear… and the two young women ballooned slowly to the floor”. In this example violence is not seen but it can be foreshadowed. Another example of Woman violence can be When Tom hits Myrtle. “Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!" shouted Mrs. Wilson. "I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai- “ Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand”. Tom is a great example of a man who abuses women, big, strong, “hulking”, as Daisy calls Tom. Fitzgerald simple put, is trying to …show more content…
An example is the “golden girl” Daisy whom Tom and Gatsby had an ongoing competition to see who would win her. In the book this argument is clearly noticeable when Gatsby tells Tom, “Your wife doesn't love you,’ said Gatsby. ‘She's never loved you. She loves me.’ ‘You must be crazy!’ exclaimed Tom. Gatsby sprang to his feet, vivid with excitement.’ Women are supposed to speak for themselves but the depiction of her as an object is what leads to Gatsby claiming those words for Daisy. In addition when Fitzgerald says “vivid with excitement” to describe Gatsby’s feelings towards the situation can be inferred that Gatsby likes telling Tom this because it feels like victory for
Violence and abuse against women is seen and portrayed in The Great Gatsby. For example, When Nick walks in for the first time in Tom’s house and sees Daisy and Jordan Laying in a couch.the way Nick describes this strong imagery is as if both girls were some kind of prostitutes, just lying on a couch. “The only completely stationary object in the room was an enormous couch on which two young women were buoyed up as though upon an anchored …show more content…
Then there was a boom as Tom Buchanan shut the rear windows and the caught wind died out about the room, and the curtains and the rugs and the two young women ballooned slowly to the floor”. Daisy and Jordan are described as floating balloons in this passage. In this passage it is foreshadowed that Tom Buchanan will hurt or mistreat Daisy or Jordan. This interpretation comes when Fitzgerald says “Tom Buchanan shut the rear… and the two young women ballooned slowly to the floor”. In this example violence is not seen but it can be foreshadowed. Another example of Woman violence can be When Tom hits Myrtle. “Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!" shouted Mrs. Wilson. "I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai- “ Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand”. Tom is a great example of a man who abuses women, big, strong, “hulking”, as Daisy calls Tom. Fitzgerald simple put, is trying to …show more content…
An example is the “golden girl” Daisy whom Tom and Gatsby had an ongoing competition to see who would win her. In the book this argument is clearly noticeable when Gatsby tells Tom, “Your wife doesn't love you,’ said Gatsby. ‘She's never loved you. She loves me.’ ‘You must be crazy!’ exclaimed Tom. Gatsby sprang to his feet, vivid with excitement.’ Women are supposed to speak for themselves but the depiction of her as an object is what leads to Gatsby claiming those words for Daisy. In addition when Fitzgerald says “vivid with excitement” to describe Gatsby’s feelings towards the situation can be inferred that Gatsby likes telling Tom this because it feels like victory for