The Great Gatsby Jordan Baker Analysis
The characters in The Great Gatsby are round, especially Jordan Baker. Jordan Baker, a major influence on the novel was not only well described and complex, but also unwavering when it came to what she liked the most: golf, she would go to sleep early so that she could properly rest the night before the tournament. “’Ten O’clock,’ she remarked apparently finding the time on the ceiling. ‘Time for this good girl to go to bed’. ‘Jordan is going to play in the tournament to-morrow,’ explained Daisy, ‘over at Westchester’” (Fitzgerald 18) . However, the fact that she was determined in a world full of unfriendliness towards female athletes did not mean that she had interest in living a safe life. “’You’re a rotten driver’, I protested ‘Either you
ought to be more careful, or you oughtn’t to drive at all’ ‘I’m careful’ ‘No you’re not’ ’Well, other people are’…‘They’ll keep out of my way,’ she insisted, ‘It takes two to make an accident’” (Fitzgerald 58). The fact that Baker went to sleep early before her tournament proves that she was committed to golf, her passion, even though female athletes were not common in the 19020s because of chauvinism. When Fitzgerald states that Jordan was a careless driver, he communicates that she did not care much about her life and the people surrounding it, turning Jordan into a round and complex character because even though she is committed she is extremely careless of her life and others’. It is hard to believe that a Fitzgerald was able to create such interesting characters through mere actions, when a normal writer would describe the character directly with adjectives.
ought to be more careful, or you oughtn’t to drive at all’ ‘I’m careful’ ‘No you’re not’ ’Well, other people are’…‘They’ll keep out of my way,’ she insisted, ‘It takes two to make an accident’” (Fitzgerald 58). The fact that Baker went to sleep early before her tournament proves that she was committed to golf, her passion, even though female athletes were not common in the 19020s because of chauvinism. When Fitzgerald states that Jordan was a careless driver, he communicates that she did not care much about her life and the people surrounding it, turning Jordan into a round and complex character because even though she is committed she is extremely careless of her life and others’. It is hard to believe that a Fitzgerald was able to create such interesting characters through mere actions, when a normal writer would describe the character directly with adjectives.