Comparing Women In The Great Gatsby And Death Of A Salesman

Both literary works, The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman, contain prominent female characters. These characters, Daisy Buchanan, lavish wife of the Roaring Twenties, and Linda Loman, housewife of the forties, are significant to their respective plots while also representing popular conceptions of women at the time. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the very beautiful Daisy Buchanan, wife of Tom Buchanan, plays a significant role as the main female protagonist. She is Nick’s second cousin and the object of Gatsby’s love. Therefore, she is the sole reason why Gatsby hosted the extravagant parties that he was well-known for throughout the novel. Gatsby hoped that by having such parties he could attract her into his house and see her after a long five years. That doesn’t happen accordingly so Gatsby decides to befriend Nick. Once they became familiar, Gatsby requested him to invite Daisy over for tea. This gathering was successful in

Similarly though, Linda was also cheated on, however she remained faithful to Willy, even in hardship. That is why she is so significant to Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. She is the adhesive that keeps the crumbling-family together. Throughout the play, Willy struggles to feel appreciated in his failing career as a salesman and is disappointed that his children, Biff and Happy, did not do something productive with their lives all while being the victim of dementia. Linda sacrifices her own dignity to deal with Willy’s deteriorating mental health and his constant disrespect towards her, like him telling her to shut up. Still, with all that she has to deal with she still loves him, protects him, and does all that she can in order to make him happy. That is more than many partner’s would be able to deal with, especially Daisy. If Daisy were in that situation she’d most likely find somebody else to carry on her life with and to care for