Fitzgerald's Portrayal Of Women In The Great Gatsby

The Roaring Twenties: a time when women broke out of their shells of modesty and were not afraid to bare a little skin or wear a bit of makeup; when women finally gained some control; when jazz music, drinking and partying were what society lived for; when flappers danced the night away. The 1920s was an era of great change in society’s attitude toward many different aspects of life. For instance, what was considered acceptable behavior for women and the way men treated their wives drastically changed. During World War I, women had to take up many responsibilities of the men fighting in war such as earning money for the family, leaving women no choice other than to get a job alongside of single-handedly raising their families. With men

Since society has existed, women have been known as different from men. For the longest time, women have been known as the “weaker sex” when compared to the male. There purpose, especially in the olden days is to obey and please the men. However nowadays there seems to be a more equality between the two genders. But even today discrimination between male and female takes place all over the world. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, you can see a lot of discrimination between the two sexes. The story takes place in the 1930’s and it has a bad view on women, they just got the right to vote for presidents, mayors, and senators. However most men thought that the women should only stay home and raise children, that they should not be involved in politics, and their ideas were not valuable. Women were treated as “house slaves” at times when all what they did all day, every day, was work around the house trying to improve the living for their husband and kids.

In "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, he shows women, treated and presented as worse than men, and are rather disregarded and neglected by the male characters. Even Fitzgerald describes and creates the traits of the women in the book in a negative manner.

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Feminism, the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there is an often ignored view of the women’s perspective. It brings attention to how women have no expectations to go far in life, or have a reason for live beyond being used to reproduce. The most absurd thing is that the women in the story don’t have any interest to break out of the stereotype, and try to make a life for themselves. Throughout the story, Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Myrtle Wilson are treated as possessions rather than humans.

Through the feminist lens, you can see that the women in these novels are very alike in the sense that they all feel held back by their role as a female. Alexandra in O Pioneers definitely makes exceptions to the societal role of females compared to other girls in the novel. In The Great Gatsby, some of the women oppose the typical gender roles and some of the women don’t. The oppression of women by men is still evident in the novel. The role of women in the early 1900’s, in which O Pioneers and The Great Gatsby took place, was greatly affected by the oppression and misogyny of the time period. This is evident because the female characters in both novels feel restrained by societal norms that were put upon them and feel they can’t achieve certain goals do to the fact that they are female.

In the 1920’s, women were objectified in society, yet began to show signs of independence by striving for equality between genders. In this time period described as the Roaring Twenties, women began to use their voice as they desired to live their lives how they choose. Written in the middle of the 1920’s, F. Scott Fitzgerald, a renowned author, displayed his perception of women attempting to prove their worth through his new book. One of the protagonists in the novel, Daisy Buchanan, challenges the gender barriers and threatens to paint a new image for women by choosing love over wealth. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald displays the modern woman's inability to obtain independence as they were perceived as incapable of making their own decisions and relied on traditional gender roles to guide their lives in order to achieve prosperity.

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Women are capable of bringing human beings in this world, and they live a lot longer than men. They are like the sun, the whole world needs women but in other cases, this cannot be said for most women. Based on The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the motion picture Chicago directed by Rob Marshall, both prove that during the 1920s, women had a negative influence in society. They were seen as toys. They were manipulative over men and had a way of always getting what they wanted using lust and acting a bit promiscuous. Rather than being seen as human beings, they were seen as trophies and were not taken serious and were ignorant. They would only care about money or fame. Even during the 1920’s women are portrayed as always being competitive and jealous towards each other when it comes to receiving attention.

When Daisy finally attended one of Gatsby's parties she wore a flashy yet settle dress. It was a beautiful dress and it fit the normal 1920's "look" for women. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote this novel to show case authentic women in the 1920's. Meanwhile in the 1920’s there were three classes people were a part of.

" when you open the door at the wrap of life, you aren't many things in… About wraps, don't answer them! Let them alone, have a padded door" (Fitzgerald, 90). The "illustrates the inconsistency in life, when you think you have it all figured out, you may be tempted to see what else is out there; and if so, one never knows what he will get. So, if you keep to yourself and stay feel because you're less likely to go astray. Fitzgerald story head and shoulders with an example of love in the irony in life and the challenges of gender roles in society in the 1900s as the picture through the main characters Marcia and Horace.

The American dream is a very devious thing; especially when people start to die because of it and it becomes less of a dream and more of a want that may never be fulfilled. This can become a very dangerous deed. Not only because it takes 1) Money 2) Marriage 3) Happy household and 4) kids but it takes devoting one’s life to living the American dream, even for women.

The Great Gatsby, and it gives us an insight into the gender roles of past WW1 America. Throughout the novel, women are portrayed in a very negative light. The author’s presentation of women is unflattering and unsympathetic. The women are not described with depth. When given their description, Fitzgerald appeals to their voice, “ she had a voice full of money”, their looks “her face was lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes, and a bright passionate mouth”, and the way in which they behave, “ ’They’re such beautiful shirts’ she sobbed”, rather than their feelings or emotions, for example, Daisy is incapable of genuine affection, however she is aimlessly flirtatious.

In the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby, the American Dream is defined, praised, and condemned. The novel is set in 1922, and it delineates the demise of the American Dream through symbolism, characterization, and several other literary devices. By analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s portrayal of women's beauty, status, and wealth, coupled with a death of the dreams in the novel The Great Gatsby, it can be noted that Fitzgerald describes women to reflect his pessimistic perception of the American Dream. (I don’t know if this opening is too redundant)

A social group is a group of people, who share common characteristics and can be grouped together by a common theme. Marginalization is the treatment of a person, group or concept as insignificant. Social groups, such as women, are often marginalized from the rest of society due to unequal views on women. Gender marginalization stems from the concept that men and women are not created equal leading to disparate conduct and views of a gender. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, gender roles are clearly recognized and the female being is presented as the less powerful, unimportant sex. Through the examination of their own marginalization, the loss of identity of the emancipated women of the Jazz Age and the unbalanced standards to