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Comparing Men And Women In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Are the actions and decisions of both men and women equally depicted in society? Many works of literature and media describe the tendencies of women extremely differently than those of men. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby explores the relationships and affairs between many men and women in New York during the Jazz Age. Jay Gatsby is the protagonist, whose facade as a socialite allows him to throw extravagant parties. The basis of these gatherings is to impress Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby’s former lover. Daisy and her husband Tom, a brute man, live across the bay from Gatsby in a lavish estate. Eventually, both Tom and Daisy become unfaithful to each other in their marriage. Daisy and Gatsby rekindle their connection, while Tom conducts an …show more content…

With the influence of the dress, her personality had also undergone a change. The intense vitality that had been so remarkable in the garage was converted into impressive sophistication,” stressing Mrs. Wilson’s incongruity with her surroundings. Even in an elaborate dress, Myrtle is tainted with remnants of her lower class origins and her husband’s garage, but undergoes a feigned transformation in personality. The “continual rustle” accredited to her dress, making it seem bothersome and obnoxious, further develops Myrtle’s incompatibility with the life of people of Tom’s social rank. During this occasion, one of the other women discusses her mistake of almost marrying a man that was below her socially. Myrtle chimes in, explaining that she “married [George] because [she] thought he was a gentleman”. . . . I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe,” when asked her motive for the wedding, Mr. Wilson. Myrtle’s compliment, referring to George as a gentleman, may provide reason for her initial emotional connection to her

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