Women In The Great Gatsby

In the past, women had very few rights compared to men. They have slowly gained them over time, however, they still feel the effects today. They did not get the right to vote until 1919. A modern, classic novel titled The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, features a girl named Daisy who is proof of the past affecting women in everyday life. How are these 2 connected? She is married to Tom Buchanan, who is a wealthy man with little respect for her. Despite being treated as an object, lacking morality and responsibility, and being very charming, Daisy is able to influence the actions of the men in the novel: Tom, Gatsby, and Nick.
Daisy is someone that other people, specifically men, want to have in their possession. To have her

She is unwilling to own up to her mistakes, but she is willing to hurt others if it benefits her. In a study done by Richard Lehan, he found that “...a close reading of the text reveals that Daisy is also capable of her own gibberish, and that she has become more like Tom Buchanan than first impressions willingly admit” (75). Daisy’s words and actions validate that statement. An example of one thing she said was when she said this to Gatsby: “I love you now– isn’t that enough?...I did love him once– but I loved you too” (Fitzgerald 132). She is willing to say whatever she has to to get out of an uncomfortable situation. She tries to justify the way she acts by making others feel sorry for her. She even goes as far as making Gatsby take the blame for something that would put him in jail for a long time. After Tom, Gatsby, Nick, Daisy, and Jordan leave the hotel, Daisy runs over Myrtle with only Gatsby sitting next to her in the car, Tom’s mistress, and just goes home. Afterward, Nick asked Gatsby if Daisy was driving and he said “Yes… But of course I’ll say I was” (Fitzgerald 143). This goes to show how Gatsby is still willing to take the blame for something with potentially such hefty consequences. Daisy is leading Gatsby on because she does not know how she feels, or she at least can not admit it. Because Daisy was driving Gatsby’s car, Tom believed that Gatsby was driving and told George, Myrtle’s husband, that he was. George