Waverly's View Of Women In 'The Great Gatsby'

In the story women don’t seem to be “respected” in the society. People don’t think that they are capable of things. The view of people about women do not seem to be that great. It is shown in the story that Waverly is trying to win against male dominated activities such as chess. Bobby Fischer who was a chess champion, says, “There will never be a woman grand master." "Your move, Bobby,” in a magazine caption. This shows that people think that women are not capable and do not have the power to win at anything against men. Waverly proves him wrong by becoming a national chess champion. Waverly also notices one day when she goes to the park, “I saw a group of old men, two seated across a folding table playing a game of chess, others smoking pipes,