How Tom And Gatsby Are Treated Differently

How Tom and Gatsby are Treated Differently Different treatment of Tom and Gatsby impacts Daisy’s decision of who to pick. Tom is treated better in general than Gatsby is. Tom and Gatsby are treated differently by society which affects Daisy’s choice of man at the end of the book. Gatsby is treated like a battery by society, when people are done using him they no longer want to be around him. While at Gatsby’s parties people gossip about him behind his back. People only come to his house for free food and drinks. These people do not actually care about Gatsby. The business Gatsby does with Wolfsheim makes Tom suspicious about who Gatsby really is. Tom is suspecting that none of what Gatsby says about himself is true. The criminal activities
Gatsby has done was only to make a fortune so that Daisy would marry him. Gatsby’s actions in crime make him seem like a bad person but the reason he has only done theses acts to get Daisy. On the other hand Tom was born with wealth and status which is why Daisy chooses him. Tom looks down on Gatsby because he was born into a poor farmer’s family. Tom’s status means he is seen by Daisy as being better than Gatsby. Inheriting his wealth also makes Tom seem like a more respectable person compared to Gatsby who illegally made his money. Tom is annoyed about going to Gatsby’s party. His reluctance to go is because Gatsby is known to be a criminal. This criminal image Gatsby has is what elevates Tom in status above Gatsby even though they both have wealth. Tom is inclined to investigate Gatsby’s past because so little is known about him. The reason Tom is treated well by society is that he was born to a wealthy and prestigious family. Gatsby is not treated equally by society because he was not born with status and made his wealth illegally. Their different treatment helps to create conflict and suspense in the story.