Essay On Women In The Great Gatsby

As life and time goes on, people’s view start to shift and change. In the novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the movie Chicago by Rob Marshal, in the 1920’s women are portrayed as money hungry and they go after men so they can upgrade themselves and feel like they have control in something. When manipulating men, women are trying to take advantage of their vulnerability and all allow women to advance much faster in life. When manipulation gets easier to control, women can get almost anything they desire. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Tom Buchanan’s mistress, Myrtle Wilson, is walking and paused and she said: “‘I want to get one of those dogs,’ she said earnestly.’”(Fitzgerald 27) Then Tom responded with, “‘Here’s your money. Go and buy ten more dogs with it.’”(Fitzgerald 28) This shows that they have been seeing each other often, because a dog is a huge responsibility and tough decision. A dog is like having a child, because a dog requires a lot of commitment and has to be watched constantly. It is easy for Myrtle to convince Tom, because she basically gives her body to Tom and Tom wants to keep her content. Tom is a very egotistic man and is blinded that he is being controlled by a woman, because of her sexual appeal.
Gatsby ends up confirming Tom’s suspicions of Daisy and Him having an affair saying that Daisy loved Gatsby and not Tom. This shows that men’s love for someone can blind them from recognizing that they are showing ignorance. Gatsby thought that by having Daisy in his life again and saw that he was rich that he was automatically the only one Daisy loved. His ego gets in the way because he thinks he is victorious by assuming that Daisy only loves him. When in reality she loves both Gatsby and Tom, and Gatsby can’t accept that. He wants to be the only wants Daisy to spend the rest of his life