Thursday, May 20, 2010

Gals Of Gatsby!

In The Great Gatsby, I believe, that without the women of Gatsby, there would be no Gatsby at all! OF course the main character happens to be Jay Gatsby, of which the book was named after, but gals such as Daisy Buchanan, Jordan Baker and Myrtle Wilson, is what the novel thrives upon. Their drama and dilemmas, attitudes and attributes are what make the story as interesting as it is. To start off, Daisy Buchanan (left). That's a statement in itself, right? She is described as a very lean, blond, and very ditsy type of girl. Married to Tom Buchanan, she refuses to believe that her marriage is falling apart, in which it is, because not only is Tom cheating on her with Myrtle Wilson, but her and Tom just do not get a long one bit. To add, Tom has never loved her. Daisy, in my opinion, is THE most annoying character in the book! She is very very dramatic! for instance, the first time she meets up with her long lost lover Gatsby, she starts bawling her eyes out because she had never seen such beautiful shirts that Gatz' had possessed! Are you serious?! Anyhow, next is Jordan Baker. She is, without a doubt, my favorite character. She has great style, great hair, what's not to love? Although the picture to the right doesn't serve her justice. She ends up falling in love with Nick Caraway, the narrator of our story. She is a professional golfer, we find out in the second chapter. Although she seems somewhat shy, she is also very curious about everything. she is one who is always open to new ideas and thoughts, and never bias or prejudice, unlike Tom. Last but defiently not least, is Myrtle Wilson. Now this the woman that i dislike the most out the bunch. Myrtle is the mistress of Tom, who is also very ditsy and she has a bit of snobby attitude. She actually is annoying Tom sometimes by saying Daisy's name all the time to Tom. So much, In fact, that Tom punches her in the nose and breaks it!!


Jordan is my favorite Gal Of Gatsby, but frankly i think that the movies don't do her quite any justice. Below is MY version of Ms. Baker. Who is your favorite, and why?

1 comment:

Kori said...

Love that pic of Nick and Jordan! 75/75