Though far too often pushed into the shadows of Gatsby’s ill-fated love affair with Daisy, Jordan Baker is a major character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. She is no secondary figure—she is hired to establish key themes, drive the action of the novel, and provide richness to the novel’s moral texture. Jordan is the “New Woman” of the 1920s: independent, athletic, and self-sufficient. She does not subscribe to the old femininity and marriage that Daisy knows. Jordan lives on her own terms. Her character marks the shift in gender roles of the Jazz Age and adds depth to Fitzgerald’s female characters. Jordan is also the one who helps propel the action forward. She tells Nick all about Gatsby’s and Daisy’s past and pushes Nick to bring them back together. If it weren’t for her, the central story of the book would never have been revealed. She’s a persistent but potent catalyst. Her character also illustrates one of the novel’s dominant themes: moral ambiguity. A cheating career golfer, Jordan is cynically untruthful and emotionally removed, as is the remainder of the affluent ruling class within the novel. She is not held accountable, and her storyline illustrates how privilege and charm can protect a character from responsibility. Finally, Jordan is portrayed by Elizabeth Daily as the narrator, Nick Caraway. Although he is brought back to the unethical, morally degrading society of East Egg during their affair, when he leaves her, he leaves this society and transforms into a character.