Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 The Great Gatsby is a devastating love tale. The novel takes place in New York City in three places from the east and West egg to the valley of ashes. The Great Gatsby depicts the male characters Tom and George as cruel characters. It is shown that they use violence and dominance to control women. Based on the movie and book men's attitudes toward women leave me with two words dominance and obedience. “She is not going to leave me, certainly not for a common swindler.” This shows Tom's confidence that he tamed and manipulated Daisy efficiently. “She's going to stay there till the day after tomorrow, and then we're going to move away”. This shows Wilson's attempt at forceful control over his wife Myrtle. The men's attitude is full of confidence that they can get what they want from their wives. …show more content…
“Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand.” This is when Tom used violence on Myrtle when she upsets him. “I've got my wife locked up in there “.George uses violence to control his wife after finding out about her cheating. He locks her up in her room after hitting her. Violence is the automatic solution to a wife's disobedience, especially in this era. In the novel The Great Gatsby Tom and Wilson had big reactions towards their wives cheating. I know now based on the scenes containing violence and dominance over the women. “I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. nobody from nowhere Make Love to your wife.” Daisy has changed and Tom is aware. Then he takes notice of daisy’s cheating. “I told her she might fool me, but she couldn't fool God.” George realizes he has been tricked by Myrtle and is being cheated on. There are many strong reactions to men's wives cheating. From ousting her in public to showing slight violence to her in