The presentation of women in the Great Gatsby

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the status that being attached to the Buchanan name gives her, this indicates that she is able to accept infidelity because her security is very important to her.

In the nineteen-twenties feminism became steadily more prominent, with women emphasizing their rights to everything and anything. Daisy seems to reflect a certain aspect of this, which becomes distinctive when Jordan, Nick, Tom and Daisy are in the garden together.

"The telephone rang inside, startlingly as Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom the subject of stables, in fact all subjects vanished into thin air."

This shows that Daisy has a grasp on Tom, since she knows about the affair that he is having. This means that she sustains some level of a moral high ground, and can therefore make certain decisions. This extract also portrays Daisy as quite a powerful woman for the same reason.

When Daisy recalls the birth of her daughter, she is emotionally at a very low point. She realizes that Tom doesn't ...

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wishing to make something of themselves this was the only option.

Jordan Baker is a typical gossip. Even though Daisy is her friend, she does not refrain from talking about her. Even to Nick, who at the time was a perfect stranger to her.

"Why -," she said hesitantly, "Tom's got some woman in New York."

This hints that she is a woman with few morals, and this becomes more distinctive as the novel continues. As a woman she is also very careless, which seems to be rare for a woman of this time.

"Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself?'

"I hope I never will,' she answered 'I hate careless people."

Her answer to this question that Nick asks her shows that ...

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