Examples Of Sexism In The Great Gatsby

Sexism in the 1920s was extremely influential in The Great Gatsby because it is the reason Daisy escaped from the debacle scot-free. Daisy escaped without repercussion because she was seen as weaker than the men she was surrounded by. The women of the 1920s were seen as not having an opinion and if they did it was the same as their husbands. For example, Tom having an affair is perfectly acceptable, whereas the idea of Daisy being able to cheat with Gatsby is incomprehensible. Also, the color pink is seen as feminine and Gatsby loses much respect from Tom simply because he wears a pink suit. The suit projects a femininity that the males at that time had been raised to oppress. There is also the consistent theme that women are not meant to be smart and are solely meant to be pretty. For example, even Daisy has accepted that the best thing her daughter can grow up to be in their time is a “beautiful little fool.” Throughout The Great Gatsby sexism acts as a reminder of the setting because it is so prominent in the 1920s.
I believe that the “twenties attitude” has reappeared in our time. I see the greedy, wasteful behavior that peaked in the 1920s resurfacing in many of today's current companies. For example, the Energy Transfer Partners are pushing America to allow the Dakota Access pipeline when we have seen the harmful
For example, when Daisy’s room is described as pink we automatically associate it with feminine attributes. This association leads to us correlating Gatsby’s pink suit with femininity.The color green has always been associated with greed or jealousy. Therefore, when we see that the light at Daisy’s house is green it is immediately connected with desire and the need to possess. Also, as the lake between East Egg and West Egg is described as green to show the lower class residents of the West Egg’ desire to one day be able to live in the upper class East