Causes Of Tom Buchanan In The Great Gatsby

Tom Buchanan was married to Daisy Buchanan, and Tom was having an affair with Myrtle Wilson- who was married to George Wilson. Jay Gatsby had always loved Daisy Buchanan, and they finally got reconnected one day after years. This reuniting was a result of Nick moving beside Gatsby, because Nick was Daisy’s cousin. Gatsby had an ostentatious house and car. Furthermore, he regularly had large parties at his mansion. Nick stated that “there was music coming from [his] neighbor’s house through the summer nights…. and on weekends his Rolls-Royce became an omnibus bearing parties to and from the city” (39). This quote gives readers the idea that Gatsby had the same parties day in and day out. There was always a crowd at Gatsby’s house, the same crowd over and over, that went to drink their worries away. Gatsby was defined as having “new money”, meaning that he did not grow up in money. That was not the case for Tom and Daisy. They lived in the “old money” side of the bay. Daisy was married to Tom for his money, mostly. In that time period, women could not divorce their husbands so Daisy was stuck with him. Moreover, Gatsby obtained his money in order to impress Daisy. In
Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship was mainly just a fantasy created by Gatsby. Gatsby imagined this great life that he and Daisy would have together, when in reality, Daisy was married and could not leave her husband. When Gatsby and Daisy did get reunited, their love sparked again, but never took full effect because of Tom. The idea of “fake love” is also seen in George Wilson and Myrtle’s relationship. Although they were married, they did not have a true romantic relationship. George only married Myrtle because he did not try to make a better life for himself. George and Myrtle were on the same economic level and social class: poor. Wilson loved Myrtle to an extent, but he did not have a deep passion for her as Gatsby did for