Stereotypes Of Women In The 1920s Essay

Imagine that you were placed in the 1920s, married to a young and wealthy man. You two had fallen in love and were happily married, at least for a while. As the years went by, your husband began to only worry about materials items, especially money, and you became less and less important. You were treated as if you were of little importance and nothing was expected of you anymore, you were kind of just there. Your husband began to even make you feel as if you were inferior to him, and so did most men around the world. This is how the woman of the 1920s were treated most of the time, as inferior and worth little. Some independent and courageous women like Jordan Baker defy the stereotypes associated with women in the 1920s; others, like

Women were thought to have just two main purposes in life, have children and look good. They were thought of as only pretty faces, nothing more. The 1920s was all about the American Dream, and this dream consisted of only one thing, money, and everything was about money, even Daisy, “Her voice is full of money… that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it” (Fitzgerald 120). Men were considered superior to woman, which is why they felt they could treat women however they pleased. For example, the way Tom treated his mistress, “Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand” (Fitzgerald 37). The women of this time were not expected to accomplish anything in their lives, they were just supposed to follow along with the crowd and do as they were told. Society was constantly telling woman who they were and how they were supposed to be, and because this was what society wanted, many woman just went with the flow. Women began to hide their true colors and conformed to how they were expected to act, but this would not last long. Many women began to realize the absurdity that was their society, while others became too afraid to stand up for themselves and what they