Similarities Between Wilson And Tom Buchanan

In the novel The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and George Wilson both have many similarities and differences in the way they treat women. Whether it is how they treat their wives or the way that Tom treats Myrtle, the woman he is cheating on Daisy with. Tom Buchanan believes that since he comes from old money and he did not have to work for his wealth that he is entitled to anything that he wants without having to face the consequences. In the novel it says “she’s not leaving me! Certainly not for a common swindler who’d have to steal the ring he put on her finger” (Fitzgerald 133). This just shows how Tom feels about Daisy that no matter what he does that she will not leave him. In Tom’s relationship with Daisy, Daisy knew that she was being