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Gender Norms In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Shulterbron 1 Ryan Shulterbron Mr. Elmore Honors English 11 23 April 2024 Opposed Gender Norms Gender is the world's way of separating humanity from each other. It’s made to exemplify the simple yet common difference between men and women. The differences between gender correlates to social expectations and norms. How men and women act, communicate and appear are the main factors in how society runs. In the Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald is a book heavily rooted in unique descriptions of gender. Fitzgerald elaborates how men and women express themselves in ways the opposing gender couldn't. Firstly, women began to be seen as possessions, as if they have a cheap and mixed price around their heads. The novel advocates,“Her voice is full of money”(Gatsby 92). The quote emphasizes how men became more used to viewing women as objects. To the majority, women are nothing but objects to possess. Which explains the difference in how women are viewed in society.Additionally, Another quote states “That many men had already loved Daisy and increased her value in his eyes” (Gatsby 119).The quote states how women were valued based …show more content…

Along with their value being based on the man that offered the most to the woman. Thus, woman or nothing but objects to gloat about. Shulterbron 2 Secondly, the enormously apparent distinction between how men and women communicate. The novel suggests, “She was incurably dishonest. I guess she began dealing with subterfuges. When she was young, in order to keep that cool,insolent smile, she turned to the world and yet satisfied the demands of her hand”(Gatsby 46). The quote in the novel implores how women adapted to their environment by becoming cunning and calculated to satisfy all their desires. It also presents the methods to how a woman survives to get the best outcome. Moreover, an alternate quote states “I married him because I thought he was a

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