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Roles Of Women In The Great Gatsby

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Tashi Hope Nicolay ElA III 20 March 2018 The Great Gatsby Essay The women in Fitzgerald's book are described as careless ,selfish , and fierce .They show that they can do anything they want without responsibility, Daisy breaks Gatsby’s heart, Scott Fitzgerald he made it seem that women in the 1920’s were careless and boyish because of the way they acted at parties and anywhere else that Fitzgerald shows that with Daisy, she manipulated Gatsby, Daisy is one of those types of people that likes attention but not too much. She takes the bad vibe in the room and turns it to her like when Gatsby and Tom were fighting “ His hand, trembling with effort at self-control, bore to his lips the last of his glass of al,Daisy’s voice got us to our feet and out onto the blazing gravel drive,Are we just going to go?she said...oh lets have fun she begged him. It's too hot to fuss”( Daisy pg.119), Jordan is laid back Myrtle is reckless. She ran in front of a car and was hit everyone one assumed it was Gatsby, because it was his car. The women in Fitzgerald’s book are all the same. They don’t take responsibility for anything and they push …show more content…

“ Myrtle Wilson’s body wrapped in a blanket and then another blanket”.....”instantly killed” repeated Tom staring (pg 138) .Myrtle was careless. She loved someone elses man who was married and she didn't care about her husband George Wilson who tried so hard to make her happy, she didn't see that, all she cared for was money. In Fitzgerald's book Daisy saw that Gatsby could make her happy, but didn't care when he took the blame and died. “Was Daisy?” asked Nick “yes” he said after a moment ,”but of course I’ll say I was”( pg 143) said Gatsby. Daisy didn't see what was right in front of her face , but she had responsibilities that she did take care of, her daughter because she just can’t leave

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