Gender issues in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald adhere to the traditional gender roles of a male-dominated society where women are sexually objectified and made inferior, while men are portrayed as men. the dominant gender. The narrator's relationship with the female characters in the novel and their character traits reveal not only the patriarchal society established in the novel, but also the author's chauvinistic attitude. While female conformity to the ideal standards of women in a male-dominated society is reflected in characters such as Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson, male characters such as Tom Buchanan and George Wilson appear to represent the traditional man, thus satisfying the ideal gender roles of a male-dominated society. Although it appears that Nick Carraway's admiration for masculinity allows him to suffer from his potential anxieties regarding his own masculinity, Carraway's male chauvinistic mentality is certain due to his enforcement of traditional gender roles that exert domination about women in the novel. Carraway's attraction to the masculine traits of Jordan Baker and his fascination with the socio-economic status of men, such as that of Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan, show his conformity to ideal and traditional norms of gender roles in a society with male predominance which explains his admiration for masculinity. Before the 1970s, when the topic of gender issues was still quite foreign, the societal norm dictated women's conformity to standards determined by men because "it's a man's world" (Kerr 406). Patriarchal society has painted the image of men and women based on the humane approach to societal norms which include the defining characteristics of manhood which consist of "nice... middle of paper... dominant society of the Great Gatsby but also the chauvinistic psyche of the narrator and the author. Although both the narrator and the author are men, it is only natural that both members not only conform, but respect the ideal and traditional norms of gender roles in a male-dominated society. Works Cited Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Planet e-book. Planet e-book. Planet e-book. Internet. .Kerr, Frances. "Feeling 'half-feminine': Modernism and the politics of emotion in The Great Gatsby." » American Literature 68.2 (1996): 405-31. Internet. .Baym, Nina. “Melodramas of an Assailed Masculinity: How Theories of American Fiction Exclude Women Authors.” Feminism and American Literary History: Essays. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers UP, 1992. N. pag. Print.