The Great Gatsby Feminist Analysis

In The Great Gatsby most of chapter 1's focus is on introducing the characters and revealing a little about their lives. Daisy tells very little about the daughter of her and Tom, such a small amount in fact her name is not even given. When Daisy explains to Nick about when she had her, a feminist would clearly be able to point out what she is saying goes against feminism. Through the lens of a feminist, Daisy is objectifying her daughter when she says " All right, I said, I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool-that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool. In feminism criticism, when women are objectified they are seen as less then human, in this case a feminist may be prompted to say that she is
hoping her daughter becomes a sex object. A person might be persuaded to gravitate towards the "fool" in the quote above and ignore the middle section, if this is done he/she is missing the gender role reference when she says, " ...that's the best thing a girl can be in this world" (17). Through the feminist viewpoint, gender role is how society expects a women to act. Indirectly in the quote above, according to a feminist, Daisy is explaining that all women can expect to be in society are beautiful little sex objects to be owned and controlled by men. Without a doubt, when Daisy is speaking with Nick of her daughter, a feminist can analyze her word choice and