Gatsby Women Quotes

Fitzgerald is hinting that men have life easier than women do. Throughout “The Great Gatsby” the men act as if they have control and leverage over the women. The main male characters that are going to be compared and contrasted are going to be Tom Buchanan and George Wilson. These men have very similar characteristics when it comes to dealing with their attitudes toward women, their ways of showing violence, and their reactions to being cheated on. In this essay you will have an understanding from these characteristics. Tom Buchanan and George Wilson handle their violence in similar but also different ways. They both do not experience the best situations when it comes to dealing with women. These men have anger issues and there are quotes to prove this claim. The first quote is proving that Tom does not know how to control his anger in a healthy way “Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand” (37), in this

When Tom and George found out that they had been cheated on they were upset and angry. In Chapter seven Tom had accused Gatsby of lying about how Daisy never loved him “She never loved you do you hear? He cried. She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except me!” (130). Therefore Tom fought for Daisy although he had cheated as well. Since we just have discussed Tom, the next person we are discussing on this topic is George Wilson. In this instance George had locked Myrtle in a room against her will “Beat me! He heard her cry. Throw me down and beat me, you dirty little coward!” (137). This quote seems to show that Myrtle knows he won’t actually hit her but what he is doing to her is unnecessary. In this scenario Tom and George reacted differently even though they experienced the same