Importance Of Women In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby In the story of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it has taught us that ladies would go after guys that are high class and have tons of money. Back in the Jazz Age, many females would like to live in a wonderful life. The would like to marry guys that are able to support themselves by getting what they want to have or what they need the most. Most ladies do not the men for who they are, but what they had become and their title. In this story, there are three ladies that are living through this time period and they are somehow related to the theme. The characters are Daisy Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson, and Jordan Baker. Daisy Buchanan is Nick Carraway’s cousin who is narrating the story and also is the wife of Tom Buchanan. Daisy is related to this theme because she is the type of lady that marries guys for their high class title and their money. “She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she loved anyone except for me.” (pg. 130). She would like to be spoiled at by anyone but her former lover, Jay Gatsby, cannot achieve her needs since he was poor and also was about to deport to the war. She …show more content…
When Daisy pointed out that “Jordan’s going to play in the tournament to-morrow over at Westchester.” (pg. 18) As you can see, Jordan is a high class lady and is very well known since she plays golf. Since Nick is a type of guy that is interest into financial and running some businesses, that attracts her to him. He felt like there was something between them, but is afraid to confess about it because she would go around at different places “For a while I lost sight of Jordan Baker and then in mid-summer I found her again. At first I was flattered to go places with her, because she was a golf champion, everyone knew her name. Then it was something more. I wasn’t actually in love, but I felt a sort of tender curiosity.” (pg.