Theme Of Sexity In The Great Gatsby

At her first big golf tournament, there had been speculation concerning Jordan moving her ball from a bad lie, indicating her defiance of the rules of the game as well as her habits of being dishonest and being a cheater. Many women of this time would not find the need to cheat and be dishonest, and therefore it just shows Miss Baker's ability to free herself from conformity, to do what she believes and feels is right -- whatever is needed to be successful in the world. Another important scene is when, at the end of the story, Jordan tells Nick she is engaged to another man, showing her ability to make her own decisions. She figures out that Nick is having second thoughts, tries to forget about him, and stops wasting her time with him, saying, 'I don't give a damn about you now.'; She has the ability to think for herself -- a quality many women from her time lacked.

Jordan Baker is an untrustworthy woman. She lies and cheats, but to deceive the public she puts on a beautiful, haughty face. Fitzgerald writes “She was incurably dishonest. . . I hate careless people” (Fitzgerald 59). This quote entails a lot about the hidden persona of Ms. Jordan Baker, while she tries to put up a front it is see-through. With her cynicism she conceals her life from the public, as nobody really knows her true colors so she is to be essentially untrusted. Jordan Baker is not trustworthy because of the way she choses to live, lying for her own personal gain and to be adored by Nick, while having a life hidden in the shadows of her past.

TS: Fitzgerald uses many different techniques throughout the novel to show that women are a product of their men and are objectified by society.

Nick and Jordan are the outcasts of the 1920s; the tom boy and the homosexual, which gives their “friends” plenty of reason to use the pair the way they do. On page 67 Gatsby reveals that Jordan Baker has “...kindly consented to speak to you[Nick] about the matter.” While Jordan is a gossip, she is not one to get involved unless requested to, which leads to the conclusion that Gatsby is using her to prepare Nick for his next request. Gatsby's next request was to Nick himself, which he hints at on the way to lunch. “I’m going to make a big request of you to-day”(Fitzgerald 67). Gatsby asks a lot of favors, primarily of Nick, which makes it clear that Gatsby is the arm and Nick the tool in this

Another aspect of Fitzgerald's criticism of the American dream is Gatsby's desire to gain the love of Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby's object of affection and his "holy grail" (Fitzgerald 160). Daisy on the outside is beautiful, pure, and seemingly perfect. Nick Carraway describes her as wearing white clothes and driving a white car. Her name itself is a white flower. But in actuality, she is as false and shallow as the rest of the society (Lathbury 20). The narrator Nick comments about the foul nature of Daisy and Tom Buchanan who were Americans living in the superficial world of the 1920's:

The women in the novel, Jordan, Daisy and Myrtle, are often seen as immoral. How do you respond to this, taking into account the novel’s social and cultural context?

Rebecca tells a story through a sexually transgressive eponymous heroine who poses as the audaciously sexually transgressive side of the triangles. Yet, Rebecca is not the only character to throw the novel’s heterosexual blend out of balance. Maxim, the narrator, and Mrs. Danvers also contribute to the sexual queerness at play since each of them displays an overt transgression of his/her gender performance. Rebecca is independent, self-confident, outspoken, talented, and quite opinionated, a personality crossing to the side of masculinity. In addition, Rebecca’s sexual knowledge and alleged promiscuity destabilize the standard heterosexual stereotypes of the unquestionably chaste female Gothic heroine.

The world that Nick recounts is full of idealizations. When Nick first encounters Jordan and Daisy, “They were both in white, and their dresses were rippling and fluttering as if they had just been blown back in after a short flight around the house” (8). The women here sound like something out of a fairy tale. They come off as fantastical but are not as good of people as they may seem. Their false presentation brings up the lies behind everyone’s presentation. Gatsby, as well, is not what he presents himself as. He is said to be an “Oxford man” but only visited Oxford with Dan Cody. The façades are a part of society’s attempt to be something it is not and to present itself as something better than it is. The truth is that they are all, in their own ways, like Tom and Daisy

Feminism is an ideological outlook that emphasizes equality of the sexes. Fitzgerald’s point of view in terms of feminism can be deemed controversial in the novel, The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald easily expresses his perspectives through the main characters and plot line of the story. Fitzgerald's stance on feminism can be seen in many different scenarios that occur throughout the novel. These occurrences include: Nick Carraway’s attempt to form a relationship with Jordan Baker, Tom’s violent actions towards Myrtle and Daisy’s wishes for her daughter.

A further exhumation of how Gatsby has portrayed women in the novel has made one thing clear as day, the women of the story are used as adornments that hardly express any individuality and if they try, it ends poorly. The quote provides an effective contrast that really makes Fitzgerald’s authorial choices that much more apparent. The women were assigned less value in order for Fitzgerald to be able to poke fun at gender roles of the time period. Daisy’s beauty was described as glowing, but this more than likely was an effort to cover up her inept individuality that was kept under wraps because of her husband, in fact in her only attempt to not be inept in that regard ended with her killing Myrtle so that ended rather poorly. Jordan’s portrayal

In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald exquisitely and accurately depicts the “jazz age”. The three important female images are particularly impressive: Gatsby 's dream lover, Daisy Buchanan from a noble family, Daisy 's girlfriend, also a golf player Jordan Baker, and Tom Buchanan 's mistress Myrtle Wilson. As for Jordan Baker who always keeps skeptical for the world, “there are only

Jordan Baker is perhaps the most intriguing character within the novel due to the paradox she creates. She is simultaneously free yet held captive by the male society’s concepts. When first introduced to the novel, Jordan is described as floating in the air with Daisy Buchanan next to her. As soon as the men enter the room, and Tom shuts the French windows with a forceful push, the “two young women ballooned to the floor”. The controlling atmosphere that the men within The Great Gatsby create has a dire affect on the women. It is deflating and restricting. As a famous golfer, within the novel, Jordan lives a relatively isolated and free lifestyle, traveling to competitions and living on her own. However, Tom’s view of this provides insight

The Roaring 20’s are often viewed as an era of reverie and true American spirit. But, like the Gilded Age, the exuberance was superficial and fleeting. In revealing the progression of Jordan Baker’s character through the motif of her complex demeanor, F. Scott Fitzgerald illuminates the theme of authenticity in The Great Gatsby. Presenting Ms. Baker’s image as that of an emotionally collected young woman, then stripping away the facade to reveal the charade she plays and finally tearing at her core motivation, Fitzgerald manipulates the aura that Jordan creates to examine how her lie is simply another strategy used to ensure security. At the start of the book, Jordan maintains a distant persona that divorces her appearance from true reality. But as Nick learns more about the girl, he opens up Jordan’s vulnerability and softens her cold posture. As conflict emerges, Jordan’s actions reveal how she handles a disturbance to her balanced repose and whether she can truly live an authentic life.

As opposed to Jordan, Barnes does not obtain all the attributes of masculinity. He lacks authority and is often taken advantage of by Brett when she leaves him, too frequently for another more capable man. Hemingway’s writing style creates a clear and straightforward understanding of each character while still stressing his points regarding the characters’

The aim of this ISP is to demonstrate gender inequality, within the themes of sexuality, social class, and reputation, as a main driving force for the story's plot. To prove this tentative thesis, I will establish the cause and effect of Simon Jordan's relationships, the murder of Kinner and Montgomery,