During the early 20th century, it was uncommon to see women in positions of power. For some women, the acquisition and maintenance of power were not through hard work, but rather through immoral and maneuvering mannerisms. People oftentimes claimed that women did not sit in positions of authority, yet still fooled others into believing they did. F. Scott Fitzgerald explores this when Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Myrtle Wilson exhibit these wrongful behaviors in relations with men in order to achieve their desired power. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, he uses the main female characters’ social status, wealth, and sexuality to criticize the idea that manipulation is necessary for women to gain power.
In Bad Driving: Jordan's Tantalizing Story in "The Great Gatsby", Veronica Makowksy made a strong point that Fitzgerald has made Jordan a limited character and needs to be a more relevant character in The Great Gatsby. I disagree with these points as Jordan is a problematic character and Fitzgerald portrayed her to the audience specifically in this way and made many points that show this. Makowsky tries to state that the reason Jordan is like this is because of the discrimination against women, and if she were more prominent in the book, she would not be as much of a judged character. Veronica Makowsky, explains how Jordan, the self-centered, dishonest rebel, should have a bigger role in the great gatsby, as she is just like Gatsby because
She wasn’t able to endure being at a disadvantage and, given this unwillingness, I suppose she had begun dealing in subterfuges when she was very young in order to keep their cool, insolent smile turned to the world and yet satisfy the demands of her hard, jaunty body”(58). Through this quote Nick reveals his opinion on Jordan and it makes the reader wonder if Jordan is the polished professional golfer she perceives herself as. Another way Fitzgerald shapes Jordan is through her direct actions. “When we were at a house-party together up in Warwick, she left a borrowed car out in the rain with the top down, and then lied about it- and suddenly I remembered the story about her that had eluded me that night at Daisy’s. At her first golf tournament there was a row that nearly reached the newspapers- a suggestion that she had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round”(57).
When the idea of the 1920’s comes up the first thought is “the roaring twenties” with parties, wealth, and dancing. Often the issues of the time are forgotten. However, The Great Gatsby stands as a window into the social system of the 1920’s. With references to racism and prohibition, Fitzgerald created a story that gives a sense of society at this time. However, the most evident issue is the sexism often portrayed.
I feel that this passage means that there are only four kinds of people: “the pursed, the pursing, the busy and the tried”. The pursued, are people who being pursued by others. For example, Jordan is being pursued by Nick at the beginning of the book. The pursing are people who are consistently chasing something either a goal or a person. For example in the book, The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is pursuing Daisy and Nick would also be pursuing Gatsby and Jordan.
In the world there has always been the problem of who to feel pity for and who should we contempt. The way we do this is by judging people by their actions; Hitler killed millions of people and sought world domination and therefore we must feel at least some contempt towards him, but for the people who have done bad things in their life and are trying to change themselves to become a better person for the ones they love, I think that we can find pity in our heart for them. In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jordan Baker is the one person who most deserves the reader’s pity because she was most impacted by the tragic events that conspired in the Great Gatsby. Jordan deserves this for two reasons: she tried to fit into a place that she didn’t belong in, and Nick judged her with a group she didn’t belong to.
1. the most crucial plot line becomes visible through a series of stories told by Jordan baker. Nick begins to spend more time with Jordan finding out that Gatsby and Daisy were once in love. Jordan tells nick that Gatsby wants him to invite daisy over to his house for tea. 2.
With the right to vote, consumer based culture, leisure time, and modernism, women who followed these new practices and ideals created the flapper image of the roaring twenties we know today. In Fitzgerald’s story he describes the girls almost wanting to be flappers to me it seems as if in almost all of Fitzgerald’s books he has a girl who is the opposite of what her society wants her to be like and is leaning towards the lifestyle of a flapper girl it's like they are all the same person or have many of the same characteristic in “ The Great Gatsby” which is one of my favorite books, Jordan Baker is a golfer who represents what the new woman is which is cynical,boyish, and self centered. She kinda reminds me of how Beatrice and Marjorie are at the end. They had almost every iconic element of a flapper besides the bobbed hair,but they loved to party at the end , they dance to jazz music, was cut-in every few feet on the dance floor, was always wearing the latest fashions, and was all over casual dating. With this new flashy and flirtatious attitude and charm that young women
“The Great Gatsby" begins in 1922 when the roaring twenties had just been set into motion. This jubilant era was a revolutionary time in America’s history as it was an age of social rebellion and domestic reform. Another key event from this time period was the Prohibition which attempted to ban all alcohol consumption and sales, but only succeeded in making alcohol cheaper to the people. Jordan Baker thrived during this era as a pro-golfer and she stood for more than what most women wanted blossoming her way as her own self-sufficient source. In, “The Great Gatsby”, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jordan finds herself in conflict with society’s expectations through characterization of her as an independent young woman and through the theme
Even though Jordan Baker represents one of the “new women” of the 1920s she is still subject to levels of disrespect. She manages herself in a forward thinking way which shows that she possesses self-respect and knows her value as a member of society. Jordan “need not be bothered by a mere summer romance while Nick” (Hays). Her independence is what makes her so powerful, but also causes her to be looked down on by society. When Nick says, “And you oughtn 't to drive at all” he shows how he does not believe that women are responsible enough to drive a car or take care of themselves (Fitzgerald 58).
The American Dream is what many set their goals in life to be based upon, money, family, peace, and love. Every character in The Great Gatsby is selfish, but the four main characters that present themselves as the most selfish are, Daisy, Tom, Jordan, and Gatsby. In the Great Gatsby, the American Dream is present, but is overshadowed because of all the selfish people only wanting to become a higher class or show that they are of a higher class than everyone else around them. The Character that has the least amount significance to the story, but the most selfish is Jordan Baker. Jordan is described as an attractive, slender woman, small breasted and has a grey sun-strained eyes.
When reading the famous novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it is easy to get caught up in the main character, Jay Gatsby. After all, the novel is about him, right? While the focus is Gatsby, characters like Jordan Baker also play an important role in furthering the story. Jordan Baker is a friend of Daisy Buchanan, the love of Gatsby’s life; she spends endless hours in Daisy’s company. She also acts as the causal lover of the narrator, Nick Carraway and tells him the story of Jay Gatsby’s past.
The Great Gatsby Literary Analysis “They were careless people…” says Nick Carraway, the narrator of The Great Gatsby. In a story depicting the 1920s during a time of prosperity, growth, and the emergence of the America as a major global power, this statement may seem to be contrary. But in reality, Nick Carraway’s description of his friends and the people he knew, was not only true, but is an indication of those who were striving for the American dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald suggests that the American Dream is foolish, the people who pursue it are immoral and reckless, and this pursuit is futile. First, F. Scott Fitzgerald proposes that the American dream is foolish.
For instance Tom, a patriarchal capitalist, disagrees with the level of independence Baker has, saying of her family, “they oughtn’t to let her run around the country this way” (22). Additionally, because of Jordan’s gender, she is forgiven for things about her nature that she cannot control. Nick Carraway, the ‘impartial’ narrator of the book, blatantly evokes sexism in his observations of Baker by saying that “dishonesty in a woman is something you never blame deeply” (64). Nick suggests that Baker is valued beneath men, by receiving lenient treatment as such. Baker’s portrayal sends a message to the reader from Fitzgerald of the generally low placement of women in
Domestic violence against Women by intimate partners in Thailand In Thailand married women at the age of 15-49 years old have experienced physical or psychological violence from their intimate partner every day, 2-3 times a week (ICDD, 2012).When the "domestic violence" happened, women can be victims more than men. Domestic violence is a social critical issue and should not happen to anybody, but it is difficult to prevent. The problem is often overlooked, excused, or denied. Domestic violence against women by intimate partners is a pattern of threatening or controlling behavior imposed on women by intimating partner without regarding for her rights, feeling, body, or health (Moreno, 2001).
