Gatsby was there and he knew that after that night he would no longer be the same and would no longer be able to wander like God. Moreover, Daisy liked the old silver mask and wanted to stay in this social class. So if there was a small chance that she would like Gatsby, it couldn't happen because she would be looked down upon. Women in the 1920s had no voice, they had to be in the shadows of men, because men held all the power. The 1920s saw a dramatic increase in suicide, divorce, anger, and women's rights. She stayed in the mask even after it was revealed, old money