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How Is Myrtle Portrayed In The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby: The Role and Depiction of Women
Individuals of the feminine gender play a critical role not only in literary stories but also in the society. The Great Gatsby is an interesting yet educative piece whose depiction of women is unique. This tragic love story, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, is a social commentary on the American way of life. However, many critics have in the recent past ridiculed the manner in which the issue of gender was tackled in this story claiming that it is a male-dominated literary piece. This paper discusses the role played by female characters in this story with a major focus of Jordan, Daisy, and Myrtle while exploring what these characters represent. This analysis also entails a discussion of …show more content…

The men have control over the females and can either possess or disregard them. This novel’s main character of the feminine gender is Daisy Buchanan. This individual has solid and romantic relations with Gatsby and Tom. Myrtle Wilson is a controversial woman character in the book whom the author depicts as an unfaithful. Myrtle is married to a hardworking man whose efforts may be applauded by the audience of this novel. The author also mentions Jordan Baker, a lady who indulges into a romantic relationship with Nick. All these three women were versions of the “new woman” whose character was questioned by the conservatives.
The novel ‘Great Gatsby’ depicted the women as independent beings who had their choices and would conduct the activities that they felt like. These women changed the mannerisms in which they did their daily activities and their lifestyles. For example, the dressings and haircuts that women had adopted were unique. The attitude of these ‘new women’ towards their families also changed, for example, Myrtle is depicted as unfaithful and ungrateful (Fitzgerald). The conservatives viewed the priorities of this lady as off and her actions as

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