Cheating In Tom's 'Grapes Of Wrath'

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Nick says "they smashed up things and creatures..." They both cheat on each other which ultimately shows how careless they are. When sitting just few feet away from his wife, Tom answers a call from his mistress, Myrtle, and doesn’t think of Daisy's feelings at all, as if she wouldn't care. Also, He brings his wife's family to New York to meet his mistress. Misty K says, Tom “is flaunting the fact that he is cheating on Daisy.” However, when Tom faces a predicament concerning his mistresses, Nick says,“...as we drove away Tom was feeling the hot whips of panic. His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate, were slipping precipitately from his control.” Tom was not concerned about Daisy or Myrtle, only what would happen

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