“I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool,” (Fitzgerald.) This is one of many examples of how women are treated with manipulation in, ‘The Great Gatsby.’ ‘The Great Gatsby’ is a novel, written in 1925, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This historical fiction takes place in 1922, following characters that live in New York. ‘The Great Gatsby’ movie was released in 2013, as a romantic drama, and was directed by Baz Luhrmann. It contains the same characters and setting as the original book. The story is told by Nick Carraway, who was Jay Gatsby’s neighbor, and he is also Daisy Buchanan’s cousin. Throughout the story, readers encounter tragic events from the luxurious parties, brutal affairs, and
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One example that displays this cruelty against women includes, “...Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand,” (Fitzgerald.) This statement allows the readers and viewers to imagine the brutality that a majority of the women lived through during this time period. Tom Buchanan is an “old money” jock that is married to the love interest of the story, Daisy Buchanan. In the preceding quote from Nick Carraway, Tom is hitting his mistress, Myrtle Wilson. Men were considered the dominant species, not just at home, but in the workforce as well. Maggie Gordon depicts the relationships between the men and women in ‘The Great Gatsby’ as, “...men’s relationships consist of political and business connections—and especially of the mentoring of young men by older men—rather than friendship or love.” This depiction allows the readers and viewers to realize that in the era of this story, men treated women as their trophies or property, which illustrates the manipulation of women. When the viewers watch the movie this event occurs more vicious than described in the book. Fitzgerald only describes the rage that Tom feels and the actions that he took. In the movie, Fuhrmann allows the viewers to see Tom’s rage not just carried out through his actions, but with the veins popping out in his neck, sweat running down his face, and his aggressive body
One example that displays this cruelty against women includes, “...Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand,” (Fitzgerald.) This statement allows the readers and viewers to imagine the brutality that a majority of the women lived through during this time period. Tom Buchanan is an “old money” jock that is married to the love interest of the story, Daisy Buchanan. In the preceding quote from Nick Carraway, Tom is hitting his mistress, Myrtle Wilson. Men were considered the dominant species, not just at home, but in the workforce as well. Maggie Gordon depicts the relationships between the men and women in ‘The Great Gatsby’ as, “...men’s relationships consist of political and business connections—and especially of the mentoring of young men by older men—rather than friendship or love.” This depiction allows the readers and viewers to realize that in the era of this story, men treated women as their trophies or property, which illustrates the manipulation of women. When the viewers watch the movie this event occurs more vicious than described in the book. Fitzgerald only describes the rage that Tom feels and the actions that he took. In the movie, Fuhrmann allows the viewers to see Tom’s rage not just carried out through his actions, but with the veins popping out in his neck, sweat running down his face, and his aggressive body