Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald have different ideas of what an ideal women should be like. Both authors express their ideas of an ideal woman in their novels. Ernest Hemingway uses a character, by the name of Brett Ashley, in his novel, The Sun Also Rises to express his ideas of what and ideal women should be like in society. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the character Rosemary Hoyt, in his novel Tender is The Night to express his ideas of what an ideal women should be like. Brett Ashley and Rosemary Hoyt have very different personalities and characteristics. These characteristics resemble the ideas that both authors have about the how the flawless women should act in society. Rosemary Hoyt’s actions resemble the worlds view of what an …show more content…
One of these qualities Rosemary possesses is being self-sufficient. Rosemary has her own job and makes a living for herself in the novel. In society a woman should have the ability to support herself. This belief that a woman should be self-sufficient is a worldwide view. F. Scott Fitzgerald believes that a woman should be self-sufficient. He is able to express his belief through his character Rosemary Hoyt. Rosemary’s mother talks about Rosemary’s self-sufficiency in the book. “ Whatever happens it can’t spoil you because economically you’re a boy, not a girl.”(Fitzgerald 40). Rosemary makes enough money to support herself and she does not need to rely on a man and that is what her mother is saying in this quote. Fitzgerald’s idea of what the ideal woman should act like in society is different from what Ernest Hemingway feels. While Fitzgerald sees the importance of a woman being self-sufficient, Hemingway illustrates in his novel that he does not feel the same way. Hemingway uses his female character Brett Ashley to display his beliefs of the ideal women. Unlike Rosemary, Brett Ashley uses men to support herself. The world has a specific view of how a woman should act in society is more like Rosemary then Brett Ashley. Women should be able to support themselves and not have to rely on a man. Fitzgerald’s character Rosemary Hoyt displays these