Stereotypes In The Great Gatsby

What aspects of gender roles have changed from the past to the present? How are the gender stereotypes different? In the past, men were stereotyped as having more power over women in terms of marriage and citizenry. As time has gone forward, there has been more gender equality and fighting for women’s rights, so men have lost power and say in relationships and as citizens. The sources The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “Our Deportment, or the Manners, Conduct, and Dress of Refined Society,” by John H. Young, and, “HeForShe: Gender Equality is Your Issue, Too,” by Emma Watson emphasize differences in gender roles and stereotypes as time has progressed. Based on the novel, essay, and speech, genders are stereotyped differently and their
This is seen in The Great Gatsby, “Daisy began to move again with the season; suddenly she was again keeping half a dozen a day with half a dozen men, and drowsing asleep at dawn…She wanted her life shaped now, immediately – and the decision must be made by some force – of love, of money,” (Fitzgerald ). Based on that quote, women as citizens were insecure and stereotyped as lazy in the 1920s, just going into relationships because they needed money, and not because they actually loved the man. Daisy was going on dates with so many men, but did not feel comfortable with any of them. She would only feel confident when marrying someone with a lot of money, so she married Tom. Emma Watson’s vocalizes, “the more I have spoken about feminism the more I have realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating,” (Watson 4). Emma Watson’s point proves that in terms of citizenry, women are so truthful with their feelings and honest with their opinions that it has frightened the men. Emma Watson later states boldly, “In 1997, Hilary Clinton made a famous speech in Beijing about women’s rights…But what stood out for me the most was that only 30 percent of her audience were male,” (Watson 17-18). Men are insecure while hearing speeches by women fighting for their rights, but men misunderstand women as citizens. They do not hate men; they just want gender equality. Women like Watson have significantly different stereotypes from women in the 1920s, which people stereotyped as weak, fearful, and unequal to men. According to the novel from the 1920s and Emma Watson’s speech, the gender stereotypes in citizenry have turned