In the book the great gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald presents Tom as selfish, greedy person; however, the novel shows that he also has good qualities such as being independent and realistic. This leads him gaining some good qualities and can led to his demise.
First, One of tom's greatest points is that he is very independent and a lot of courage in himself. He study his life in school to go to one biggest college, Yale. He join golf and join the same social group with Nick Carraway. He built a mansion in east egg with the money he earn with his hard work and his family support. Even Though he is a somewhat a bully, tom is a man who goes by his own guts and beliefs that makes him realistic to other people.The