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A new couple

meets and falls in

love.

Couplerushes to

be married

The man

realizes he

married too

soon and

cheats. Andthe woman is

left alone

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P:

Women have

been seen asthe weak

gender, and

are lookeddown upon in

mens eyes.

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E:

Look! she

complained. I hurt

it. You did it Tom,

she said accusingly.

I know you didnt

mean to but youdid

do it. Thats what I

get for marrying a

brute of a man, a

great big hulkingphysical specimen

of a-(Fitzgerald 16).

Tom

Daisy

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Women have been looked upon as

the lesser sex ever since men figured

out they were physically stronger and

that baby-making required a womansparticipation. (Kocol 1)

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I:The pain Tom inflictson Daisy symbolizes

his dominance overher; much like thedominance Kocoladdresses in hisarticle. The sexual

revolution giveswomen morefreedom to provethemselves andwork towards anAmerican Dream oftheir own:Recognition.

SexualRevolution

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P

It is more

acceptable formales to have

affairs than

females.

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E:

Well, first Daisy

turned away from thewoman and toward

the other car, and then

she lost her nerve and

turned back. Thesecond my hand

reached the wheel I

felt the shock-it must

have killed her

instantly (Fitzgerald

151).

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P:If this is true- that women are more likely to

cheat on their mates and that the cost to themale is much higher- it would be logical that

the taboo against women sleeping around is

stronger in society than the taboo against

males (Foerst 1).

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I:

As the article points out,

women are moreseverely punished than

men for cheating. Myrtle

being killed reinforces

this fact. She is brutallykilled and Tom gets to

continue to live happily.

This act of cheating

illustrates the fallacies ofmarriage and the clear

domination of men yet

again.

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P:

Isolation

rushescouples to be

married,

although they

may not be

right for eachother.

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E:

The only crazy

I was waswhen I married

him. I knew

right away Imade a

mistake

(Fitzgerald 39).

Myrtle Tom

George

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They are now viewingmarriage as a way of

women loosing theiridentities and get

oppressed (Rwanda 1).

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I:The Sexual

Revolution allowed

individuals moretime, experience

and freedom to find

a life partner.

Myrtles situation

and Rwandas views

support this idea,

and imply that this isthe key to a lasting

marriage and

avoiding infidelity.

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Works Cited Fitzgerald, .. Scott. The GreatGatsby. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1925. Print.

Foerst, Amy. The RealReason forSex. Spirituality and Health Magazine, May & june 2008.Web.

13 Dec. 2009. Kigali, Rwanda. People donotFeellike Marriage Anymore. The New Times, 15 Mar. 2009.Web.

13 Dec. 2009.

Kocol, Cleo Fellers. Hidden fromHistory. The Humanist, 2009. Web. 13 Dec. 2009.