Tom Buchanan Quotes In The Great Gatsby

Daisy is Tom’s prized possession throughout the novel because of her wealth and his ability to control her. Daisy is able to give Tom the high status he desires. Though, he describes his relationship with Daisy as, “‘Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself but I always come back…’” (Fitzgerald 131). Tom stays with Daisy because he cannot lose the high position in society that Daisy’s inferiority and riches bring him. His marriage brings him respect in society. As a matter of fact, Tom chooses Daisy over Myrtle when he is about to lose them both. Tom’s desire for high social status is put to the test when Daisy decides to leave him for another man and Myrtle consider leaving town with her husband. In the end, “When Tom's own "property," wife Daisy, disappears around the bend in his car driven by a bootlegger in a pink suit, he makes the decision to pursue what is, at least legally, his” (O’Meara 6-7). Tom chooses Daisy because they are the same blood, both old money. They are both the upper class citizens that Myrtle will never be because of her current status as lower class and lack of wealth. Tom’s possessiveness over Daisy is prioritized over Myrtle and evidently leads to Myrtle’s demise in power and in

His actions show that he is not loyal nor respectful towards Daisy, instead displaying apathy and disinterest. In addition to acting uncompassionate towards Daisy, he is also not taking into consideration Myrtle’s feelings. In fact, he lies to her in order to stop himself from being forced into a committed relationship. This lie that Tom tells Myrtle is not only extremely false, but also shows he is simply using her. “It’s really his wife that’s keeping them apart. She’s a Catholic, and they don’t believe in divorce” (Fitzgerald 33). Tom lying to Myrtle shows he has no intention of marrying her, instead he only wants to take advantage of her vulnerable state. Myrtle is unhappy and desperate to fulfill her dream of moving up social classes. Instead of acting sympathetically towards her situation, he exploits her weakness. Likewise, Daisy and Gatsby’s affair shows similar exploitation for one’s own personal needs over the emotions of their counterpart. Without Tom’s knowledge, Daisy has an affair with her long lost love, Gatsby. Then they sauntered over to my house and sat on the steps for half an hour… (Fitzgerald 105). During this affair Daisy shows no acknowledgement of Tom’s feelings, the man she married and pledged to be loyal to. At the same time, she is also exploiting Gatsby. Authors say, “...his desire to marry Daisy as an attempt to enter/create

Tom is shown through multiple examples to act cruel towards those he loves or cares about. In his relationship with Myrtle, Tom Buchanan hits and breaks her nose. This is a prime example of Tom acting cruel towards someone he loves or cares about. “ I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy Dais-. Making a short deft movement, Tom buchanan broke her nose with his open hand” (Fitzgerald, 37). The fact that he would hit her is cruel enough, but Tom breaks Myrtle's nose solely for saying something he didn't like. Tom acts cruel towards the ones he loves in more ways than physical. After a long marriage of pain, Daisies true opinion of Tom is shown. “ And what's more, I love Daisy too. Once in awhile I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time. "You're revolting," said Daisy” (Fitzgerald, ). This shows that Tom has been cruel to Daisy physically and mentally throughout their marriage, but continues to argue with excuses that he really loves her. Tom tries to say that he loves her even though he cheats and mistreats her. Toms behavior shows him to be cruel to those he loves because he cheats, disrespects, and physically abuses them in some

One of the most significant people he is affected by is Daisy. Out of all the relationships Gatsby has made in the book, none of them seem to be very stable. Gatsby has an obsession with Daisy, but as we come to find out later in the book, Daisy is more of a rude and selfish person who loves the attention from Gatsby. Daisy is very self-centered. An example of this would be when she says this about her daughter Pammy, “I hope she’ll be a fool, that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”

Daisy's superficiality extends to her personality. She is fragile, unstable and a confused character. While talking to Nick she said: “...I woke up with an abandoned felling and asked the nurse right away if it was a boy or a girl. She told me it was a girl, and so I turned my head away and wept. 'Alright,' I said, 'I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool-that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful fool” (Fitzgerald 21). They also married their husbands for different reasons. Myrtle says she married George because she thought he was a gentleman. She also thought he knew about good “breeding.” On the other hand, Daisy married Tom because rich girls had to marry into money and good social status.

It was the last days of summer. The atmosphere began to change, leaves falling, and the sky the perfect crisp blue like a never ending ocean. Gatsby decided it was the perfect day to take a dip in the pool, since he hadn’t used it all summer. But, that dream was unfortunately brought to a fatal end. Do you know what it’s like to be shot? Do you know what it’s like to drown in your own pool of blood? Your body sinking to the bottom as the water engulfs you. Your lungs now only filled with blood, and only thing you can do is lie in the abyss of your death. This is Gatsby’s story as he was killed in his own home.

Tom Buchanan is one of the many colourful, intriguing and enigmatic characters of the masterpiece “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. He is the antagonist of the novel and rightly so. He is racist, a hypocrite, an immoral cheater, a short-tempered brute and misogynistic. Tom is also part of an old and out dated sort of world that is being swamped all-round the edges by a new and better society. That is the reason why he is acting so tough and also why he hates Jay Gatsby so much, it is because he is afraid, afraid that the world that he knows and all the old-fashioned values of love, wealth and masculinity will come crashing down on him. He dislikes Gatsby because he is part of the new generation and he got rich by a different way

Tom Buchanan, a crucial character to the events of The Great Gatsby, is how Fitzgerald presents a symbol of greed and immoral acts to the reader, a character whom is corrupted by sin and iniquity. Fitzgerald uses Tom Buchanan, a disloyal and proud character, in order to suggest some of the traits that may cause one to lose their sense of morality.

Everyone knows that people change throughout their lives whether that be looks or character, but how much might you change if you were involved in an illegal business, war, deaths and having more money than most can even imagine? In my opinion, the Great Gatsby was a dramatic love story that told the fictional story of a man and his love for riches and the determination he used to get what he wanted.Throughout the life story in the book “The Great Gatsby” characters change so much from the beginning of the book to the end. In this book you’ll see Nick, Gatsby, and Daisy all express changes in their characters throughout the book.

Dylan Deffebaugh Per: 1 Gatsby Essay In “The Great Gatsby” the depictions of the characters affect the understanding of human condition based on immoral living. F. Scott Fitzgerald emphasizes that the “greatness” of ones delusions can lead an individual to cause pain to themselves and others. In the story Nick Carraway, Tom Buchanan, and Gatsby all show a sense of immorality.

​In The Great Gatsby the character Daisy Buchanan was one of the characters that due to her decisions in the past her present is not what she wanted. This affects the story from the beginning to the end. Daisy was from Louisville, Kentucky before the war, many military officers chased her. In those many officers Gatsby included he lies to her about his past and tells her that he is wealthy, soon after she falls in love with Gatsby and promises that she will wait for him. But during the war she marries a man named Tom Buchanan, who promised her a wealthy lifestyle. Later, Nick her cousin helps her and Gatsby reunite after so many years, they have at first an awkward meeting, but after Nick leaves them alone and comes back they seem to be happy.

When Tom is around Myrtle, he sometimes tries to still have respect for Daisy. Quotes to support this is, “Some time toward midnight Tom Buchanan and Mrs. Wilson stood face to face, discussing in impassioned- voices whether Mrs. Wilson had any right to mention Daisy’s name” and “Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand” (2.37). Tom seemed to have limits or boundaries for Myrtle when it came to talking about his wife, however the second quote reveals how violent he can be and doesn’t treat women well. As to Daisy, Tom get upset with her for having an affair with Gatsby. A quote to support this is, “ I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from nowhere make love to your wife” (7.130). This quote shows how for Tom, it’s okay for him to have an affair but for Daisy to have an affair it’s not okay at

Tom and Daisy Buchanan disguise themselves as wealthy, upper-class people from the East, but, when their immorality threatens their reputation, they find they are no better than their heritage, which stems from the Midwest. When Tom and Daisy constantly try to position themselves as having a better reputation, it establishes that they do not have the status necessary to be part of eastern upper-class. Tom and Daisy both initiate affairs in which neither truly care for the person they are having the affair with. Nick witnesses “Tom Buchanan [break Myrtle's] nose with his open hand” (Fitzgerald 37). Tom uses Myrtle, his mistress, for sexual pleasure, but does not care for her well-being. Tom uses her because his marriage with Daisy was not made for love, but rather to increase their social standing. Daisy also has an affair with her former lover, Gatsby, and after observing his wealth, she develops a relationship with him. Both Tom and Daisy are unsatisfied with their relationship, but rather than tarnish their social status with divorce they choose infidelity. Tom and Daisy’s desperation to maintain their status causes their immorality. Furthermore, in many instances Tom insults Gatsby, especially to degrade his wealth and achievements. For example, Tom says, “I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife” (130). Tom knows that he can only cause true damage by insulting Gatsby’s accomplishments. Tom desires to damage Daisy’s

In the Great Gatsby, the protagonist, which in this case is Gatsby, is a victim of his own flaws as he is head over heels in love with Daisy, and after all he does for Daisy, one must think to themselves, is Gatsby really the person he used to be? F. Scott Fitzgerald does a great job in showing how much Gatsby changes throughout the novel, and showing all that he does to try to win over Daisy’s heart.

As Myrtle’s relationship with George Wilson deteriorates and she is disenchanted with his limited lifestyle, she desires more and thus when she meets Tom he offers her this. In some distorted way, Myrtle thinks that Tom will leave his beautiful wife Daisy and marry her, Tom doesn’t truly see the relationship between Myrtle and himself being a true relationship, he just believes she is someone he can call upon unannounced and use her for a sexual relationship. But Myrtle has other plans for the two of them. This is made clear when he breaks Myrtle’s nose we she mentioned his wife’s name: “‘Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!’ shouted Mrs. Wilson. ‘I’ll say it whenever I want to! Daisy Dai-‘Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand” (Fitzgerald, 1926)This harsh action implied by Tom, really puts Mrs. Wilson in her place, making her come to her sense of what she can and cannot say. This reaction from Tom signifies that it is not a pure love existing between them. Further, Myrtle’s desire for the material goods Tom can provide shapes her conception of their alleged love, which is evidently greatly distorted as shown through Tom’s treatment of her.