great gatsby
In the novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald is criticising American society of the 1920s. He uses the characters to demonstrate the power than men had over women during these times, as well as their mindless, self-indulgent actions, where consequence was only an afterthought. The attitude towards and the role of women is shown throughout the novel. Fitzgerald also shows how many people in America during this time were delusional and had meaningless existences. Fitzgerald has used Tom in The Great Gatsby, to demonstrate the power that men had during the 1920s. In order to understand Tom's purpose in the book, it must be known that he has been purposely set up as a character the reader does not like. Fitzgerald has done this, as he does not like men whose lives mirror Tom's. Tom is a violent man, who is completely in control of the women in his life. He shows how disrespectful some men were to women. For example, he breaks his mistress Myrtle's nose. Making a short, deft movement, Tom Buchanan Another example showing the disrespect for women is the fact that Tom is cheating on Daisy quite openly. She knows that he is having an affair, but there is nothing that she can do about it. Fitzge
'Suppose you meet someone just as careless as yourself?' Jordan and other characters in the novel make stupid and often serious mistakes, yet never have to face the consequences for these actions. Fitzgerald demonstrates this as he believes that everyone should face up to their wrong doings. rald comments on this power and disrespect that men had for women because he disagrees with it himself. He believes that men should not do these terrible things. Tom never once expresses his guilt for his actions, and never considers Daisy's feelings. His life is full of selfish actions which lead him nowhere. Gatsby also shows the false glamour that many people lived in. Although he had many people come to his parties, he had no friends when it came to his death. He also only lived as a rich man, as he believed that Daisy would not be with him if he were not wealthy - he was from a poor family, and she was from a rich one. Realistically, people's dreams do not always work out as they want them to
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Approximate Word count = 850
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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