The Great Gatsby and The Terrible Tom It rings true that actions speak louder than words. Actions show the world that person’s character. Everyone has features about them that cause others to admire or dislike them. The characters featured in the Great Gatsby are a prime example of this. The characters featured come with a variation of qualities and traits causing speculation among who is the best. Every character in the book has flaws, however some portray and exacerbate their flaws more than others. Every character has something special and admirable that they bring to the table as well. The Great Gatsby is centered around Jay Gatsby, who gives name to the book. Jay Gatsby came from a poor family in the mid west. Through hard work and dedication,
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In the very beginning of the Great Gatsby, the reader is told of Tom’s known mistress. The narrator Nick Carraway, who is cousins with Tom’s wife Daisy, is taken by Tom to meet and party with his mistress in New York City. “...that I first met Tom Buchanan’s mistress... “We’re getting off,” he insisted. “I want you to meet my girl.”” (Fitzgerald 24) Tom insisted that Nick meet his mistress Myrtle. Tom was proud of “his girl” and even wanted his wife’s cousin to meet her. This exemplifies that amount of respect Tom has for women. What kind of man would want his wife’s cousin to meet his mistress and flaunt having a mistress? Women are property, in Tom’s opinion. Because Tom sees women as property, and does not mind being unfaithful to fulfil his own personal needs or entertainment and is proud of such a thing. To Tom, the more women he has the more money and property he has.The disloyalty that Tom has for his own wife Daisy and Myrtle show that he has little regard for women. He could care less about their feelings because women are to be bought, which is what Tom does with Daisy and Myrtle; which to Tom exemplifies the about of money he has.The context in which Tom sees and treats women is far from admirable and in fact is just despicable, because women are more than an object to be
In the very beginning of the Great Gatsby, the reader is told of Tom’s known mistress. The narrator Nick Carraway, who is cousins with Tom’s wife Daisy, is taken by Tom to meet and party with his mistress in New York City. “...that I first met Tom Buchanan’s mistress... “We’re getting off,” he insisted. “I want you to meet my girl.”” (Fitzgerald 24) Tom insisted that Nick meet his mistress Myrtle. Tom was proud of “his girl” and even wanted his wife’s cousin to meet her. This exemplifies that amount of respect Tom has for women. What kind of man would want his wife’s cousin to meet his mistress and flaunt having a mistress? Women are property, in Tom’s opinion. Because Tom sees women as property, and does not mind being unfaithful to fulfil his own personal needs or entertainment and is proud of such a thing. To Tom, the more women he has the more money and property he has.The disloyalty that Tom has for his own wife Daisy and Myrtle show that he has little regard for women. He could care less about their feelings because women are to be bought, which is what Tom does with Daisy and Myrtle; which to Tom exemplifies the about of money he has.The context in which Tom sees and treats women is far from admirable and in fact is just despicable, because women are more than an object to be