Can the female characters of The Great Gatsby be considered as victims of a patriarchal (male dominated)society?

I think that one could argue that while the women in
Fitzgerald's book might not be pure victims, they are controlled by the patriarchal
elements present.  It is difficult to find a woman who is able to assert her own sense
of identity in the novel.  The construction of women in the novel is one where they are
a part of the social configuration that has confused wealth and value into the same
element.  Daisy, for example, might have some inclinations to break away from the
existence, but the reality is that she is a part of it and, to a certain, extent
controlled by it.  Jordan is an extension of this system and has little in way of an
identity outside of this system where gossip, parties, and lavish homes are the basis of
reality.  These women are not crushed underneath this system, but rather have been
conditioned to not go against it, and to not stress anything outside of it.  They have
been victimized by the predicament of being unable to bite the hand that has fed
them.