Comparison of Gatsby and Tom
The contrast between Tom and Gatsby in “The Great Gatsby” is portrayed by how each handles his wealth and values their romance. Two men both known to have wealthy lifestyles are yet so different. Both feel they have a social status to maintain yet they neglect the simple things in life. While being so caught up in the glamour, they fail to appreciate what they already have. While Gatsby values his relationship with friends and family, Tom spends more time pretending that he’s worth more than what his haughty attitude portrays. Gatsby and Tom both want the love of the indecisive Daisy. Aside of their financial status, Gatsby and Tom have different perspectives that portray who they are as a person. Some of these perspectives are where they come from, their devotion, and their views on life. Tom thinks that he doesn’t need anyone to be happy and Gatsby has genuine love for his family and friends. Gatsby goes out of his way to make the people who surround him happy and that’s what sets him aside from Tom. Regardless of Gatsby’s affection for Daisy, his …show more content…
As a wealthy racist narcissist man, he wanted to “save civilization”. Tom was fearful of other non whites to have the same amount of freedom as he did and that’s why he says "Civilization is going to pieces, if we don 't look out the white race will be- will be utterly submerged" (Fitzgerald 13). Crazy, right? 1920’s was an era in which many Americans did not like the changes that were taking place and they wanted to purify the “exclusiveness” of the whites. Tom was one of those people, but he also thought that his wealth could have an impact on civilization, most wealthy people do. Tom had a bigger picture and thought highly of his ability to change people’s mentalities, which is why he says "It 's up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things" (Fitzgerald
The contrast between Tom and Gatsby in “The Great Gatsby” is portrayed by how each handles his wealth and values their romance. Two men both known to have wealthy lifestyles are yet so different. Both feel they have a social status to maintain yet they neglect the simple things in life. While being so caught up in the glamour, they fail to appreciate what they already have. While Gatsby values his relationship with friends and family, Tom spends more time pretending that he’s worth more than what his haughty attitude portrays. Gatsby and Tom both want the love of the indecisive Daisy. Aside of their financial status, Gatsby and Tom have different perspectives that portray who they are as a person. Some of these perspectives are where they come from, their devotion, and their views on life. Tom thinks that he doesn’t need anyone to be happy and Gatsby has genuine love for his family and friends. Gatsby goes out of his way to make the people who surround him happy and that’s what sets him aside from Tom. Regardless of Gatsby’s affection for Daisy, his …show more content…
As a wealthy racist narcissist man, he wanted to “save civilization”. Tom was fearful of other non whites to have the same amount of freedom as he did and that’s why he says "Civilization is going to pieces, if we don 't look out the white race will be- will be utterly submerged" (Fitzgerald 13). Crazy, right? 1920’s was an era in which many Americans did not like the changes that were taking place and they wanted to purify the “exclusiveness” of the whites. Tom was one of those people, but he also thought that his wealth could have an impact on civilization, most wealthy people do. Tom had a bigger picture and thought highly of his ability to change people’s mentalities, which is why he says "It 's up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things" (Fitzgerald