... the security he can offer her. Myrtle Wilson cheated on her husband and in the meantime did not treat him well. Jordan Baker is a woman who lies and is also very independent in life and would prefer not to have a man in her life. Women often have many reasons for loving and staying with the different men in their lives. Daisy abuses the men ... in many different ways. The women in the novel all treated their men in one common way. They really did not care about their emotional well being. Jordan Baker does not have a husband in her life. She chooses to be independent, but when she is wi...

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... as was the mentality back in those days. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a true literary masterpiece based on the tragic life of Jay Gatsby through the eyes of his acquaintance and neighbour, Nick Carraway. The story travels through different settings based on New York, and ... his opinion that women generally have low moral qualities, and demonstrates this by the actions and speech illustrated by the three female characters: Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker, and Myrtle Wilson. In the eyes of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy Buchanan was the typical depiction of the rich, young, marr...

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... However, to be a part of that society one has to sacrifice certain things - moral values and feelings. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald shows the reader that Jordan Baker succeeded at that. It is interesting that Gatsby is the only character who is although very rich, is not depicted as a bad person. Money, or ... song of it . High in a white palace the king's daughter, the golden girl ." (127). Since Daisy never had to strive for anything in her life, she does not know the value of things; she never learned to appreciate anything. She is like a sunny winter day - beautiful, but extremely...

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... began to change. Before, men were thought to be more superior to women. However in F.Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby the three main characters, Daisy, Jordan, and Myrtle, are modern women. Although modern, they are portrayed as dishonest and unflattering. In The Great Gatsby Daisy Buchanan is portrayed as shallow, ditzy, ... chooses Tom over Gatsby. She lets Gatsby take blame over killing Myrtle which in the end gets Gatsby killed. Jordan Baker is different from the other girls in the novel and most women of the 1920s. Jordan is portrayed as hard, independent, and confident. She does...

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• Grade Level: High School

... her intense longing for escape through her relationship with Tom which ends in her violent death. The first example of this longing seen in Myrtle's life can be traced back to her marriage with George and the following depression. When she discovers that George had used a borrowed suit at their ... party guests and the content of their discussions. Throughout the course of the party, we see Myrtle attempted yet again to establish control over her life and elevate herself to a higher social class by talking down to her neighbors. When, for example, Mrs. McKee compliments the dress Myrtle...

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• Grade Level: High School

... American Dream. The true meaning of the American Dream is lost by the characters in The Great Gatsby, and leads them to the downfall of their life trying to obtain it's illusionary goals. For Jay, in The Great Gatsby, the interpretation of the dream is that through wealth and power, one ... in turn, haunts them in the end through the adulterous acts of their spouse. The first time we come into contact with an adulterous act is when Jordan Baker informs Nick about Tom's affair. She informs Nick that, "Tom's got some woman in New York" (15). It is obvious that they are not ... has disrespe...

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• Grade Level: High School