The Role Of Women In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

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Prior to the 1920’s, the role of women in the social sphere was greatly diminished and they held little social cleavage besides that of their husband. During the 1920’s, the scope of women’s influence was heavily expanded and as a group, they began to develop towards the level of autonomy they hold today. Women held greater influence which involved both a sexual and social revolution. The character Daisy Buchanan exemplifies this trend throughout The Great Gatsby. However, over the course of the novel, she also became absorbed in the corruption, greed, and gildedness that swarmed throughout this era. During The Great Gatsby, Daisy progressively manipulated others and proved to be a despicable person. It is logical to conclude that this is …show more content…

Unlike Daisy, Gatsby held on to this love and, when he returned from the war, he revolves his whole life around winning her back. In order for her to be with him, he knew he would have to become a member of the upper class. Gatsby mentions, “Her voice is full of money” (Fitzgerald 120). In this quotation, we see how Gatsby knows that Daisy is dependant on what money can buy. Since Gatsby realizes that she is reliant on money, he works to become suitable for her so she would be satisfied with him because he could provide luxuries for her. If Daisy was not so obsessed with obtaining assets, she would have married Gatsby and he would not have became a rich well-known man. Also, her desire for money provoked Jay to become involved with sketchy figures, because he knows that he could achieve her through money. He became business partners with Meyer Wolfsheim who runs a bootlegging business. Gatsby participated in illegal activity in order to become rich and win Daisy over. Not only does her desire for a wealthy husband keep her from marrying her true love, it also kills him. Jay Gatsby became obsessed with acquiring over the top luxurious items for Daisy’s approval, such as his yellow car. Gatsby’s vintage golden automobile is more memorable rather than a blue car like Toms. The extraness of the car helped Wilson determine who he needed to eliminate because they butchered his wife. Gatsby's obsession for extravagance, produced by Daisy’s need for money, resulted in his assassination because his flamboyant possessions made him

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