Character Analysis Of Tom Buchanan In The Great Gatsby

Tom Buchanan is a character in the book, The Great Gatsby. He is the husband of Daisy Buchanan, who is one of the main characters in the book. Tom was born into a rich family where he inherited all of his money. He had attended New Haven University along with Nick Carroway, who narrates the story. Tom is a man of great physical strength, and was as Nick Caraway described, "One of the most powerful ends that ever-played football at New Haven." He uses this strength along with his wealth and position in society, to intimidate and control others. Tom is a proud man who looks down on those who are different from him. He thinks he is better than everyone else, even those, who like him, have money. He has a fiery temper and becomes outraged when people have wronged him, and yet has no guilt when he commits the very same act against them. Tom seeks to enforce his will on others by using his …show more content…
He dismisses his own wrongdoings but is angered when others commit a transgression against him. In the book, Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Nick, and Jordan Baker, who is a love interest of Nick as well as a close friend of Daisy, all take a trip to New York on the hottest day of the summer. When they arrive, they rent a suite where they can spend time together. Tom is now aware that Daisy is cheating on him with Gatsby While they are there, Tom confronts Gatsby about his affair with Daisy. Gatsby informs Tom that Daisy is leaving him in so they can be together. He states that Daisy never loved Tom but always loved him since he was in a relationship with daisy before she married tom. This results in an argument over Daisy's love. Tom is furious at Gatsby for trying to steal his wife. It does not matter to him that he is guilty of doing the very same thing. He is oblivious of the hurt he causes daisy when he is with Myrtle, but he suddenly starts caring about Daisy, and their marriage, when he finds out that she plans on leaving