F Scott Fitgerald's novel The Great Gatsby centers on 1920s America. In the text, characters such as Myrtle Wilson, Jordan Baker, and Daisy Buchanan are all carefully constructed to reveal the diverse attitudes of America in the early 20th century. Overall, the construction of female characters in The Great Gatsby presents an accurate representation of women in the era in which the text was composed. First, the way Myrtle Wilson's character is constructed reveals new sensual attitudes that women in the early 20th century adopted. In the text, narrator Nick Carraway describes that Myrtle "wore her flesh in a sensual way as some women can" (page 28), therefore implying that Myrtle Wilson is very in touch with her sexuality and knows. This idea further reiterates the seductive nature of Myrtle Wilson in the text. . Men are so fascinated by her that they are willing to be unfaithful to their spouse to be in her presence. However, it seems that Fitzgerald does not view Myrtle's behavior as positive. Near the Valley of Ashes, where Myrtle resides, are the tired eyes of Doctor TJ Eckleberg, staring out at the society before him. When George Wilson exclaims, "God sees everything" (page 152), one might imply that he is talking about TJ Eckleberg's eyes staring dissatisfiedly at corrupt American society. As a result, a reader might when Daisy exclaims to Nick that "Tom like God knows where" (page 22) during the birth of her daughter and that she hopes her daughter "will be a fool – she's the best thing that a girl can be in this world a beautiful little fool" (page 22), it reveals the embodiment of an archetypal and subordinate role for women in the 1920s. Daisy's quote implies the recognition of sexism and of patriarchy, as well as the feeling that she is giving in to it. As Tom was not present during the birth of their daughter, it is clear that Daisy realizes that he is having an affair. But rather than confront Tom about it, Daisy chooses to be submissive, not voice her opinion, and hope that her daughter will be an idiot. This suggests that Daisy is acutely aware of the place that women occupy in a particular historical context, where it is better to be oblivious and ignorant of one's spouse's actions – to be a "fool" – than to have knowledge of one's wrongdoings and to feel like I'm talking about it. this will not change the situation. Even though she seems superficial at times, audiences should not underestimate her character's potential wisdom. Although Daisy is talking about her daughter, in many ways this quote is autobiographical: Daisy gives in to cultural expectations about women and does not confront her husband about his adultery. However, it is