Gatsby Respect Quotes

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In the book The Great Gatsby, women are not treated with respect. The book takes place around the 1920s. It is told mainly by a character named Nick Carraway, who moves to Long Island to be a bond salesman. His neighbor happens to be a rich fellow named Jay Gatsby. The reason why I think the women in this book are not treated with respect is because one of the characters in the book, Tom Buchanan, is also Nick's cousin's husband. Tom is cheating on his wife with a girl named Myrtle Wilson, Tom got upset and broke her nose. Another reason is that Tom also disrespects his wife by invading her privacy. Later in the book, Jay demands Daisy Buchanan, Tom's wife, and Nick's cousin. The reason Tom broke Myrtle's nose was because they got drunk and Myrtle repeated Daisy's name, and Tom lashed out. …show more content…

Wilson stood face to face, discussing in impassioned voices whether Mrs. Wilson had any right to mention Daisy’s name.” This quote shows disrespect to Myrtle. She was only voicing her opinion because she was jealous. Here's another quote to prove my point. “Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!” Shouted Mrs. Wilson. “I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai----” Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with open hand. Tom was totally out of line. There is no reason for him to lay a finger on Myrtle out of rage. He could have gone a different way to sort that out. My second point is Tom disrespects his wife by invading her privacy. “I’d like to know who he is and what he does” insisted