In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald illustrates that men seek women like Daisy because of the social class she comes from, but she is treated unfairly and objectified in society because she is a woman. At the beginning of the novel, Fitzgerald implies that Tom and Daisy’s relationship is unstable as “Tom’s got some woman in New York” (Fitzgerald 15). Tom felt the need to assert dominance over another woman, belittling Daisy and her worthiness in their relationship. His infidelity reveals the type of man Tom is and how unfaithful he is towards Daisy even when he swears that “[he] loves Daisy” and “[he] always comes back [because in his heart, he] loves her all the time” (Fitzgerald 131). His words are inconsistent with his actions, “once in a while [he goes] off on a spree and makes a fool of [himself],” implying the immoral acts he committed (Fitzgerald 131). …show more content…
Furthermore, Tom chooses to stay with Daisy because of the social status he gains from her beauty and wealth, making his image look good. Tom treats his marriage like ownership, asserting his dominance and controlling Daisy like an object, “... I’ll be damned if I see how you got within a mile of her unless you brought the groceries to the back door… Daisy loved me when she married me and she loves me now” (Fitzgerald 131). When Tom and Gatsby fight over Daisy, they become possessive and treat her like an item. Tom commands Daisy to sit down and wishes to hear what Gatsby has to say instead of