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 had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round " (Fitzgerald 57) Nick notices that she bends the truth not only to get ahead in golf, but to get ahead in life. ... Jordan loves big parties. ... Jordan was the first to say something about Tom's affair, which makes her rather blunt. ...

• Word Count: 552
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Both movies have the similarity of showing Daisy's miserable life with Tom (Conner 2). ... Jordan Baker is a minor character that has a major impact on the plot which can be seen in viewing the differences of the two movies. In the 1974 movie, Lois Chiles plays Jordan who acts haughty just as she is in the novel, while the 2013 Jordan, played by Elizabeth Debicki, seems friendlier. Jordan has more speaking parts in the 1974 film than the 2013 movie. ... Without the affair, her only role is to narrate Gatsby's life. ...

• Word Count: 1007
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

With no clear direction of what he wanted to do with his life, he decided to move to New York to enter into the business of selling bonds. ... It was at their residence that he met a woman, Jordan Baker, who was to become his good friend and later his girl friend. ... Carraway later found out from Jordan, that Gatzby was once in love with Tom Buchanan's wife, Daisy. ... The novel also proved to be a fitting reflection of some minute aspects of American life at the quarter of the century. ... Racism and sexism, which were also a integral parts of life back then were also included in the no...

• Word Count: 779
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Scott Fitzgerald utilizes many universal themes to make a classic novel, explaining the life in 1920's. ... Another example of sarcasm is seen with Jordan Baker, Nick's girlfriend. ... When Jordan and Nick are having a conversation about driving, Nick is honest about calling Jordan a rotten driver. ... " Jordan replies "I am careful' 'No you're not' 'Well, other people are,' she said lightly. ... " (58) Jordan always enjoys using sarcasm with Nick to make him angry and she usually succeeds. ...

• Word Count: 1632
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School