the great gastby and the sun also rises
There are people that believe that happy endings and easy love are not possible. Two classic authors portray this belief by creating sly antagonists that destroy the possible happy endings of the people around them. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway create strong female characters in The Great Gatsby and The Sun Also Rises that have contrasting personalities but both destroy the hope of love for the men that surround them. In Fitzgerald’s novel Daisy is a rich young woman who is soft spoken yet self-destructive because of her constant need for security. Brett is a strong, out-spoken woman in The Sun Also Rises, who has destructive affairs with many men and ultimately leaves them. Both characters are different in the way they behave but are also similar in their destructive tendencies.
At first impression it can be seen that Brett and Daisy have different personalities; Brett is a flirty, modern women while Daisy is the charming, quiet, more reserved woman. Brett is first introduced entering a bar with a group men; “She looked very lovely and she was very much with them” (Hemingway 28). Brett embraces the freedom women have; she goes out with a group of men for a good time and does not think badly about it. Brett, with her seductive grin and flirty outings, is the exact opposite of Daisy, who with a vibrant smile is as delicate as a flower. When Nick first meets Daisy, she is dressed in white and leans “slightly forward with a conscientious expression” to say hello and speaks in a murmur “only to make people lean towards her” (Fitzgerald13). Daisy is charming and dignified, a woman who lives with old money and old traditions. Daisy and Brett come from different worlds: one lives in a loose society while the other never makes a scene and keeps her thoughts to herself.
Brett and daisy are both surrounded by men, but while Brett acts like a man Daisy acts fragile and refined. Brett drinks, smokes and talks the same way men do, saying “shove it along”
At first impression it can be seen that Brett and Daisy have different personalities; Brett is a flirty, modern women while Daisy is the charming, quiet, more reserved woman. Brett is first introduced entering a bar with a group men; “She looked very lovely and she was very much with them” (Hemingway 28). Brett embraces the freedom women have; she goes out with a group of men for a good time and does not think badly about it. Brett, with her seductive grin and flirty outings, is the exact opposite of Daisy, who with a vibrant smile is as delicate as a flower. When Nick first meets Daisy, she is dressed in white and leans “slightly forward with a conscientious expression” to say hello and speaks in a murmur “only to make people lean towards her” (Fitzgerald13). Daisy is charming and dignified, a woman who lives with old money and old traditions. Daisy and Brett come from different worlds: one lives in a loose society while the other never makes a scene and keeps her thoughts to herself.
Brett and daisy are both surrounded by men, but while Brett acts like a man Daisy acts fragile and refined. Brett drinks, smokes and talks the same way men do, saying “shove it along”