Women In The Great Gatsby

The female characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” play a vital role in the plot and storyline. They also were a vital component of the American dream in the 20s because they were the visual representation of the American Dream. this meant that they had to maintain a certain appearance that would appeal to the men of that time, as the society had placed a high value on beauty and physical appearance of women. despite the major differences and backgrounds between all the female characters in. the novel they all share a common goal and that is to achieve the American dream. In the 1920s women had just gained their rights to vote. Despite it being a step forward from the past, it was all still theoretical as in real life,

Unlike Dais, Myrtle was born into a lower class family and married George, a man also from the lower class. From the beginning of the novel, we learn that she is not satisfied with her current status and wishes to join the wealthy lifestyle of the East Egg society. She also wants to achieve the American Dream so badly that she is willing to do anything for it. Her only way in is by being Tom Buchanan’s mistress. He provides her with an endless amount of luxury and treats her wonderfully when it comes to money. As far as emotional and physical well-being are involved, he treats her awfully because he constantly hits and abuses her when he feels like it even in front of his friends. She, as a woman, loses her pride whenever she gets hit because she is being treated like an emotionless object or accessory owned by Tom. Her personal materialistic goals are so blinding to her that she forgets about her rights and her value, not only as a woman but also as a human being. Just like every other character in the novel that has sacrificed something to achieve the American Dream, she also makes her own sacrifices. Her sacrifice is to be disrespected and treated awfully in order to be able to get more money and be part of the wealthy society. She The author describes her to be a fool and it is true to some extent, in the sense that only a fool would be dumb enough to believe that only money brings happiness, which was Myrtle’s belief. In the end, her extreme obsession with money and material possession leads to an unforeseen death and she dies in pursuit of the American