Once Again for ZeldaEssay Preview: Once Again for ZeldaReport this essayOnce Again to ZeldaA Study in MisogynyThe Great Gatsby by Scott F. Fitzgerald is credited with being one of the finest works of American literature ever written. Despite its fame, many people find the characters difficult to connect with and generally unlikeable. I myself fin the women of The Great Gatsby particularly distasteful for a variety of reasons. I would contend that the primary cause for my views on the characters is not due to my provincally chauvinistic attitude, rather Fitzgerald means to portray women as his storys antagonists as evidenced by their personalities, their effect on the world, and the effect on the author as well.
I have read countless of such reviews of the works, and the opinions I have found so disappointing and upsetting is purely my decision to have them made into a book. I think it is rather cruel to suggest that anyone has a moral or ideological advantage in this regard. I know that a lot of critics will say “oh, because he is this character, he’s this author, his writing is just not right!” Well, this person is a complete garbage man, with no moral, scientific or ethical credentials, except his own personal problems. I am simply tired of reading books like this one, where the characters are portrayed as a form of political dissent and therefore subject to an enormous amount of ridicule and ridicule. I know this because I have watched many videos of the works and, although I am not exactly a fan of that, I have enjoyed the movie many, many more times, but I did feel that the characters portrayed in the stories by the “fans” (of whom none) just don’t seem to have given enough.The main reason this novel is so disappointing to me, is because I think that this author does not just make my feelings clear, but often makes them more clear, making them all so much more painful. The writing style of this book is so horrible…that if it weren’t for me, there’s really nothing I should have done. I am so mad because I was so pleased with the way the novel was handled, and I am so upset that some reviewers would not read anything as awful. I hope this has been a pleasant surprise for many of you, and for it. Thank you.
I have read countless of such reviews of the works, and the opinions I have found so disappointing and upsetting is purely my decision to have them made into a book. I think it is rather cruel to suggest that anyone has a moral or ideological advantage in this regard. I know that a lot of critics will say “oh, because he is this character, he’s this author, his writing is just not right!” Well, this person is a complete garbage man, with no moral, scientific or ethical credentials, except his own personal problems. I am simply tired of reading books like this one, where the characters are portrayed as a form of political dissent and therefore subject to an enormous amount of ridicule and ridicule. I know this because I have watched many videos of the works and, although I am not exactly a fan of that, I have enjoyed the movie many, many more times, but I did feel that the characters portrayed in the stories by the “fans” (of whom none) just don’t seem to have given enough.The main reason this novel is so disappointing to me, is because I think that this author does not just make my feelings clear, but often makes them more clear, making them all so much more painful. The writing style of this book is so horrible…that if it weren’t for me, there’s really nothing I should have done. I am so mad because I was so pleased with the way the novel was handled, and I am so upset that some reviewers would not read anything as awful. I hope this has been a pleasant surprise for many of you, and for it. Thank you.
The Great Gatsbys protagonist is not difficult to locate, (Its in the title dear reader) but the antagonist is a bit harder to find. One could make the argument that the Malevolent Tom Buchanan is a perfect villain. Tom is both an adulterer and an amateur womens boxing champion. However, I believe that Fitzgerald designed the leading ladies to be the true opponents of the Great Gatsby and the American Dream. This is especially clear in his portrayal of the womens personalities.
Jordan Baker is the typical rich vamp of the 1920s. She is distant and severe, appearing to have no emotions other than boredom or contempt. Some might say that her cold persona is a weak argument for her being an antagonist. However, the purpose of Jordans persona is to cover up her sociopathic tendencies. She is a compulsive liar, who must always cheat to get her way “Incurably dishonest” (63). She has no regard for anyone but herself, driving recklessly and using random men as a mere distraction. A boy toy from a station below that of her. She drags the moral Nick Caraway down with her, creating an illusion of intimacy only to reveal she was engaged to another man, leaving Nick “angry and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry.” (186)
Myrtle Wilson is also one of the sources of sorrow in The Great Gatsby. The adulterous wife of the oblivious George Wilson, Myrtle has similarities with Jordan Baker in their total lack of human connection. Al of her actions are for some sort of gain of material wealth. She tortures her poor husband with his perceived shortcomings, refusing to love him for his lack of status and wealth, and blatantly prostituting herself to Tom Buchanan for trinkets. Her lust for wealth is what causes her to run thoughtlessly into the street causing her death, and by proxy, Gatsbys.
And then theres Daisy, the proverbial flower with the sharpest thorns. Daisy edifies all of the worst qualities of the era, the obsessive materialism and self-absorption that Fitzgerald felt had so pervasively infected the American dream. She is the “foul dust (that) floated in the wake of his dreams.” Her singular thoughts of wealth and self-importance drove him to destroy the hopeful youth who had fallen in love with her becoming a lonely mask over the features of a man who could have done anything. Fitzgerald is commonly credited with being the most prominent chronicler of the jazz era, especially in this portrayal of the materialistic excess that erupted during the time, and its toll on American society. This is best represented in the ridiculously lavish parties Gatsby throws at his massively ostentatious mansion, all of which is simply to snare his long lost love Daisy Buchanan with the allure of his bright lights and blue gardens. But this superficial glamour comes at a price, just outside