Hypocritical Conflict
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character Tom Buchanan acts as a form of conflict throughout the story, preventing Daisy and Gatsby from openly dating again. Tom and Daisy are married, though they do not seem happy with each other. This leads to Tom having an affair with a woman named Myrtle. While Nick dines with the Buchanan's, he finds out about this when another guest named Jordan Baker says, “'Why... Tom’s got some woman in New York'” (Fitzgerald 62). Tom's affair appears to be common knowledge to most people, Nick's ignorance concerning the topic appearing to surprise Jordan. Tom tries to keep Daisy and Gatsby apart, yet he does not have any problems with his infidelity. He wants Daisy for himself
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the character Tom Buchanan acts as a form of conflict throughout the story, preventing Daisy and Gatsby from openly dating again. Tom and Daisy are married, though they do not seem happy with each other. This leads to Tom having an affair with a woman named Myrtle. While Nick dines with the Buchanan's, he finds out about this when another guest named Jordan Baker says, “'Why... Tom’s got some woman in New York'” (Fitzgerald 62). Tom's affair appears to be common knowledge to most people, Nick's ignorance concerning the topic appearing to surprise Jordan. Tom tries to keep Daisy and Gatsby apart, yet he does not have any problems with his infidelity. He wants Daisy for himself