At first glance you might think that My Antonia and The Great Gatsby have nothing in common. One is set in a small town on the great plains in the late 1800 's, while the other is set in the middle of bustling New York during the roaring 20 's. Although these two books are in different settings, they both provide important insight on characters and the effect of the setting on their development. The books both relate the injustice of women 's position in society but then diverge, telling stories of two different lifestyles. One in the country where hard work and determination is the rule of survival, the other in the center of New York and its metropolitan ideals.
The authors of both of these books focus on the position of women in each time …show more content…
Most of them were forced to depend on the benevolence of their husbands in order to have a life in the 20 's. Daisy was often forced to conform to Tom 's wishes and because she was a woman she did not have the same opportunities that Nick, Tom, or any other man in that time period would have been allowed. One exception to this was Jordan Baker who supported herself through the occupation of professional golf. She is one of the few women mentioned in the book as supporting herself and her affluent lifestyle on her own. Most of the women were locked into unhappy relationships with men they didn’t really love in order to support their needs. This was true regardless of their class. The most glaring example of this is Daisy, who was a drunken mess on the day before her wedding because of what she was about to do and even asking Jordan to, "Tell 'em all Daisy 's change ' her mine." Then that next day agreeing to marry Tom because it was the only way she saw to obtain her place in the world. Even Myrtle, Tom 's mistress, had married herself unhappily to George Wilson as a means of getting by in the unforgiving city
The authors of both of these books focus on the position of women in each time …show more content…
Most of them were forced to depend on the benevolence of their husbands in order to have a life in the 20 's. Daisy was often forced to conform to Tom 's wishes and because she was a woman she did not have the same opportunities that Nick, Tom, or any other man in that time period would have been allowed. One exception to this was Jordan Baker who supported herself through the occupation of professional golf. She is one of the few women mentioned in the book as supporting herself and her affluent lifestyle on her own. Most of the women were locked into unhappy relationships with men they didn’t really love in order to support their needs. This was true regardless of their class. The most glaring example of this is Daisy, who was a drunken mess on the day before her wedding because of what she was about to do and even asking Jordan to, "Tell 'em all Daisy 's change ' her mine." Then that next day agreeing to marry Tom because it was the only way she saw to obtain her place in the world. Even Myrtle, Tom 's mistress, had married herself unhappily to George Wilson as a means of getting by in the unforgiving city