Essay On The Female Characters In The Great Gatsby

In the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the three main female characters Jordan, Daisy and Myrtle with different values and interests. They females look at life in different views and points, and are total opposites of each other. They are all treated differently by the men they date. Daisy is the complete opposite of Myrtle, just like how Jordan is the total opposite of Daisy. Daisy is shown as the woman with all the riches, but is still searching for happiness. She is the innocent lady and almost referred to as a flower which is in reference to her name. Nick describes her features “Her face was sad and lovely with bright passionate mouth, but there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget.” (Fitzgerald 9). Nick tells us about some of the qualities Daisy has that might be the reason why Gatsby can’t have her out of his reach. As he said her voice has an excitement that men like Gatsby can’t forget, therefore her voice is captivating and also hypnotizing. Nick says “a stirring warmth followed her, as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling, words.” (14). Daisy also has that aura that attracts everyone she meets, she has the charming personality that any man will prefer in a woman. Daisy is more civilized and polished compared to
This determines how she lives her life. She has a careless personality, unlike Daisy, who is reserved and doesn’t attend as many parties. Jordan is described with the qualities of a man because she has “shoulders like a young cadet” as Nick tells us. (11). Jordan often expresses herself with no emotions whatsoever, and often times is very discrete. As Nick says “She held up my hand impersonally, as a promise that she’d take care of me in a minute.” (42). One minute she’s involved with something, and later she’s a solitary