Tom and Gatsby are both very import characters in the book‚ The Great Gatsby. In some ways they are similar and in some ways they are different. Both Characters made the novel as wonderful as it was. It’s your opinion‚ which character you like better though. In the following essay I will compare and contrast the two characters. There are many similarities between the two characters. One is that both of the men loved Daisy. You could say that didn’t seem to love her having an affair‚ although towards
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Gatsby vs. Buchanan Imagine the 1920’s have been re-enacted‚ a time of luxurious parties and when things‚ didn’t seem to matter or mean as much as they do now. The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ gives you a picture of what the time period was like. It was a time known as the "Jazz Age"‚ where the economy was at its peak‚ and money was easy to be held. Prohibition was in affect‚ and bootlegging was very gainful for those who took part in it. Jay Gatsby most likely took part in an illegal
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Two men long for Daisy. Two men are in love with her. It would seem that these two men would be very similar in mannerisms to fall for a girl like Daisy‚ but actually‚ these two men fall on totally opposite ends of the behavioral spectrum. There is Tom Buchanan who is the more dominant male figure and arrogant wiseguy‚ and then there is Jay Gatsby who is the more reserved and morally refined man of newly gained wealth. While both characters share a deep rooted love for Daisy‚ their characters differ
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created a character like Nick to narrate his the story of Jay Gatsby‚ Daisy and Tom Buchanan‚ and the other characters of The Great Gatsby‚ because Nick had objective observation skills. As an outsider moving in‚ Nick was more believable. The story is told from Nick’s perspective and thus allows the reader to see all perspectives of the world in which he finds himself. We see the traditional old money values and hubris of Tom and Daisy. We can see the carefree attitude of Jay. we can see Jordan’s
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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
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Gatsby vs. Tom By: Ryan Leger In The Great Gatsby the author describes Gatsby and Daisy’s husband Tom- and as he depicts their characteristics‚ the reader is able to observe similarities and differences between them. The similarities I’m going to discuss are their desire for success and social status‚ their determination for the things they desire‚ and their hatred for one another. The differences that contrast these similarities are their desire for success and social status for different reasons
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Living Careless Can Kill You The novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the poem “anyone live in a pretty how town by E. E. Cummings are about careless people and reveal that those who choose to be careless are generally unhappy and unable to achieve their true dreams. Both selections are about careless and reveal through the use of tone‚ diction‚ imagery symbolism and motifs‚ how people live their lives not caring about others and about the consequences‚ and therefore they generally
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In the Great Gatsby‚ Tom and Daisy are a wealthy couple who currently live on East Egg on Long Island. They often to drift “wherever people played polo and were rich together” (page 6). As individuals‚ Tom‚ born into wealth is arrogant‚ cruel‚ racist and an adulterer. He feels superior because his money goes back generations. He does crazy things like transport “a string of polo ponies” east‚ and spends “a year in France for no particular reason” (page 6). He has a mistress who he flaunts around
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is an antagonist or a villain in the novel‚ it is Tom. He is racist and he generally mistreats everyone he comes into contact with. Tom loves Daisy but he treats her more like a possession than a partner. He is having an affair with Myrtle. During an apartment party with Nick and Myrtle’s friends‚ Tom breaks Myrtle’s nose for having mentioned Daisy’s name. Tom is also condescending to George‚ Myrtle’s husband. Tom also seizes the opportunity to implicate Gatsby in Myrtle’s death‚ thereby indirectly
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Gatsby Vs. Tom: Likes and Differences Q: Compare and contrast Gatsby and Tom. How are they alike? How are they different? given the extremely negative light in which Tom is portrayed throughout the novel‚ why might Daisy choose to remain with him instead of leaving him for Gatsby? A: Throughout the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ we are given two men that have made huge impacts on the life of Daisy. Gatsby was her first love‚ thinking he was going to be her lover the rest of her life. Unfortunately
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