Exploring Fitzgerald's use of gender roles in the novel requires a certain amount of academic research. Including text searches throughout the book, reading scholarly criticism of the novel, and reading articles that present new ideas about Fitzgerald's work. The definition of gender and patriarchal values ​​is the main topic of Bethany Klassen's article entitled "Under Control: Patriarchal Gender Construction in the Great Gatsby". The quotes and ideas in this article are profound and give a whole new meaning to the events, conversations, and actions that take place in the book. For example, he observes: "To place Daisy and Myrtle in the passive position necessary for Tom's ego, Fitzgerald uses images that deny them their humanity and transform them into objects defined by their purpose of displaying Tom's wealth and power" (Klassen ). This passage in the article refers to how Tom places value on women not based on personality or his love, but as a material trap. Not showing emotion towards his wife adds to Tom's personality. The article also includes opinions on female roles in the novel. Daisy and Myrtle personify the typical woman who basically lives to satisfy her husband's needs instead of graduating and earning a living. The article goes on to explain how during that time there was also a consequence for not fitting into gender roles. Referring to the tragic car accident, Klassen writes: "Because Daisy's affair with Gatsby places her in the car with him that night and because Myrtle's rebellion against her husband leads her to run into the street, both episodes of female empowerment structurally precipitate the disaster". (Class). This quote is extremely interesting because it argues that when women try to overcome being trapped in female stereotypes, it ends in disaster. This article is obviously beneficial to anyone who is exploring gender roles in fiction. “This is what I get by marrying a true brute of a man, a huge, massive physical specimen” (Fitzgerald 16). This phrase is not just a phrase Daisy uses to describe her husband Tom, it describes the typical man. According to scholar Bethany Klassen, Fitzgerald presents Tom as the archetypal male figure, a modern prototype of the ancient patriarch who resides over his family and estates. The typical man is what every boy dreams of being and every father dreams of his son becoming.