F. Scott Fitzgerald is the remarkable author of the drama filled novel known as The Great Gatsby. In the particular novel Fitzgerald uses his characters to show the control that men had over women throughout these periods of time, as well as their boring and luxurious lives. The attitude towards the character that are women is presented repeatedly throughout the novel. Fitzgerald also demonstrates show numerous individuals had pointless and meaningless lives. Fitzgerald has used Tom in The Great Gatsby, to show the control that males had throughout the 1920s. In order to realize Tom being a single minded, racist, cheater in the book, he needed to be recognized as particular individual that people wouldn't like. For example when Tom breaks his mistress Myrtle’s nose, This shows, Tom is a violent, man, who is completely in control of two women in his life. This shows Tom’s bad-manners to females. In the particular novel Mr. Fitzgerald is showing disapproval to American civilization
Another example showing the lack of respect that Tom had for women is the fact that Tom is cheating on Daisy openly to the public this shows that Tom doesn't care about anyone’s feelings; Tom under no circumstances takes responsibility for is his infidelities and never recognized Daisy’s emotions. Tom Buchanan is an egotistical womanizer; Fitzgerald shows the changing role of women of the 1920s in America through the characters of Daisy and Jordan. Daisy and Jordan drink, both drink and smoke and the both also associate freely with men. Daisy's flirtatiousness is an illustration of any rich American women in the 1920’s. Daisy also shows the boldness that was typically common in type of society, when talking about her beloved child, she states, “I'm glad it's a girl. I hope she'll be a fool -that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.'” This shows that during the 1920s, women was not recognized has being equal to a m...