The Great Gatsby - 1

"Well, you ought to see her. She's--" pg. 10

Throughout the first paragraph, I noticed the recurrence of this type of sentence structure. Whenever Daisy would try to speak, Tom would cut her off. I think that this syntax characterizes Tom a being a jerk. He has no respect for Daisy at all. He cheats on her and belittles her in front of people. This type of cut off sentence also appeared once as Mrs. McKee was talking. She was cut off by her husband as well. I think that this in general represents the lack of respect women received at that time. They were not treated as equals. Men felt that they could simply use women and talk down to them. I think that this was especially prevalent with the first class society. Men that had money felt that they could do whatever they wanted. I think that this portrayal of the upper class is demonstrated throughout the novel.