Jordan Baker went through life not caring a tremendous amount about who she hurt or what she did. She was the type of careless woman no one would care for, but because of her eye-catching appearance and name, many people did. She was kind of person to wear white but not actually represent the meaning of it. White was a symbol of purity and innocence, which was everything Jordan was not. Jordan is the best example of being careless and reckless simply because of the excessive amount of money she had and the lack of roots in her life.
Recklessness is portrayed through Jordan by her attitude, carelessness, and laziness. Even at the beginning of the book you can tell how Jordan has no care in the world, she just lays there on the couch with …show more content…
She's like this because she values money over all other things. She was widely known as a famous, reckless golfer. When Nick met her he finally realized that he heard her name from a newspaper article about her cheating in a golf tournament. She also shows her carelessness through her words and actions. On page 177 it says, "… she left a borrowed car out in the rain with the top down, and then lied about it..."(Fitzgerald). This simple line describes how she only cares about her and even though people witness the things she does, she still will lie to benefit herself. Even though Jordan had no morals or cares, she was content with life because of her life style and …show more content…
When they saw Myrtle's body lying on the ground, mangled, everyone around was distraught except for Jordan. Jordan didn't look twice at her body or even have the slightest sympathy because she saw that they were poor and didn't think they meant anything to the world because of it. Later that same night Jordan was talking to Nick and wanted to go out and get food, as if nothing ever happened. She got mad because Nick was "mean" to her and wouldn't go out due to him being hysterical. This is the most important aspect that shows how absurdly careless Jordan is of other people and their
Recklessness is portrayed through Jordan by her attitude, carelessness, and laziness. Even at the beginning of the book you can tell how Jordan has no care in the world, she just lays there on the couch with …show more content…
She's like this because she values money over all other things. She was widely known as a famous, reckless golfer. When Nick met her he finally realized that he heard her name from a newspaper article about her cheating in a golf tournament. She also shows her carelessness through her words and actions. On page 177 it says, "… she left a borrowed car out in the rain with the top down, and then lied about it..."(Fitzgerald). This simple line describes how she only cares about her and even though people witness the things she does, she still will lie to benefit herself. Even though Jordan had no morals or cares, she was content with life because of her life style and …show more content…
When they saw Myrtle's body lying on the ground, mangled, everyone around was distraught except for Jordan. Jordan didn't look twice at her body or even have the slightest sympathy because she saw that they were poor and didn't think they meant anything to the world because of it. Later that same night Jordan was talking to Nick and wanted to go out and get food, as if nothing ever happened. She got mad because Nick was "mean" to her and wouldn't go out due to him being hysterical. This is the most important aspect that shows how absurdly careless Jordan is of other people and their