Emergence of Women in the Great Gatsby :: F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Emergence of wo custody and the decline of male dominance in the 1920sDuring the 1920s, the role women had under men was making a forceful change, and it is shown in The Great Gatsby by two of the main female characters Daisy and Jordan. One was domesticated and immobile while the other was not. Both of them portray different and distinguished characteristics of the normal charwoman growing up in the 1920s. The image of the woman was changing along with morals. Females began to challenge the government and the society. Things like this upset people, especially the men. The men were upset because this showed that they were losing their long-term dominance over the female society.Daisy is in a relationship where she is unhappy. Not only is she unhappy, she is immobile and has no say in however about anything that goes on. Relationships in the 1920s were just like this scenario. Women were rule by their husbands and unhappy. They were objects that were to be domesticated and be under the command of the man. It was during this time that woman were starting to take a stand and be in charge. They were done with standing on the sidelines while their husband had reign over their lives. In the stock of the twenties a change was made. On August 18, 1920 the 19th Amendment was ratified giving women the right to vote. This gave women the chance to have a voice in the government. In 1922 Nellie Tayloe Ross, the nations first female governor, was elected in Wyoming. Giving women the right to vote was the first step to helping them emerge from out of the shadows of a male dominated society.Daisy wanted to drive Gatsbys car and was cheating on Tom. Jordan was a golf champion. It was usual for the men to be dishonest to their spouses, but not for women. A thing like driving cars was a mans thing to do. Also there were certain sports that women just werent supposed to play. Along with the emergence into society, came a new set of morals. Women were begi nning to think and act for themselves. They changed the man made stereotypes that they had been brought up to think, into something brand new. Never had a drink before, but oh how I do enjoy it(Gatsby pg.