Characteristics Of Jordan Baker In The Great Gatsby

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Jordan Baker, an avid golfer, party girl, and liar: The ideal representative for an orange personality. Throughout The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Jordan Baker’s actions and dialogue are consistent with the traits of an orange personality. A few of the many orange traits Baker displays throughout the book are being active, always needing variety and entertainment, and being deceptive. Being a professional athlete, yes even a golfer, being active is bound to be fairly accurate to that athletes description. Jordan Baker, a professional women's golfer, is a very active young lady, “‘Jordan’s going to play in the tournament tomorrow,’ explained Daisy, ‘over at Westchester.’ … I knew now why her face was familiar- its pleasing contemptuous expression had looked out at me …show more content…

One of her favorite forms of entertainment is gossip. At the first party Nick goes to he sees Jordan at the party and listens to her and several other guests gossip endlessly about the origins of their hosts. That same night Jordan is pulled aside by the host himself, Jay Gatsby. After talking to her Jordan is all too quick to tell Nick she just heard amazing news, “‘I’ve just heard the most amazing thing,’ she whispered… ‘It was simply amazing,’ she repeated abstractedly. ‘But I swore I wouldn’t tell it and here I am tantalizing you,’”(52). She always has to be starting something exciting whether it be a rumor or a new adventure and she is always dragging someone into it, a definitive trait of an orange personality. Jordan is never able to do one thing or talk to the same people for more than a little while at a time. “‘Let’s get out,’ whispered Jordan, after a somehow wasteful and inappropriate half-hour; ‘this is much too polite for me,’”(45). If a situation bores her or she just wants to change settings she will up and leave in the middle of a

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