Flappers In The Great Gatsby

Before the 1920’s, cosmetics were not widely accepted in American culture, as people associated it with prostitution. During the Roaring Twenties, people were letting loose and trying to forget about the bad times during World War 1. This was also the time when women started wearing makeup. Some would wear light makeup such as blush or lip gloss, others wore heavy eyeliner, and usually those women were considered “flappers.” Flappers were women who generally had the exact opposite look of what a woman was “supposed” to look like. F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of Great Gatsby and many more novels, is known as one of America’s most “celebrated writers.” Each of Fitzgerald’s novels have been adored, but the most loved is Great Gatsby. In essence

Fitzgerald clarifies that the two had a previous relationship before Gatsby was sent to war, but it still doesn’t eliminate the fact that she’s married, and he is still hung up on her. Before Daisy’s husband, Tom, knew Gatsby had already met his wife, he asks Nick, Daisy’s cousin, "Who is this Gatsby anyhow?...Some big bootlegger?" Having Fitzgerald put this in the story allows the reader to absorb the thoughts of those who don’t believe Gatsby rightfully got his wealth. Gatsby can be referred to red lipstick because it is a very hard color to pull off, as well as starting from nowhere and becoming something. Many people around the world adore the look of red lipstick and consider it a “classic look.” There are also those who think that it’s just “too much,” and to stick with “natural colors.” Unlike Tom, Wolfshiem talks about Gatsby and says, “There’s the kind of man you’d like to take home and introduce to your mother and sister.” This shows the opposite opinion from what Tom has. Fitzgerald wrote that line because it allows the reader to see that people are proud of Gatsby and do like him. Not everyone is out to try and “expose”