In the novel The Great Gatsby, the author F. Scott Fitzgerald really shows how money can corrupt a person including their values and attitude towards life and others. It begins with the mystery of Jay Gatsby, the sweetness Daisy Buchanan tries to portray, and the arrogance of Tom Buchanan -- all of which never really change throughout the story. Nothing alters much until the turning point in this entire book, which is when Myrtle got killed by Mrs. Buchanan. Everything seemed to have went downhill from that particular chapter. Despite the tragedies that happen at the end of this American classic, Daisy, Gatsby, and Tom’s personalities don’t seem to differ from how they acted at the beginning.
Although everyone thinks that Tom is this fearless, well put together man, he is almost the exact opposite. Yes, he has the money and the looks but unfortunately for him, personality says all. “Just because I’m stronger and more of a man than you are” (Fitzgerald pg 7). This was after Tom and Nick had just met and instead of trying to get a good first impression like any other person would do, he insulted him, which already shows you how arrogant Tom can be. …show more content…
But everything that happens from the start is honestly misleading in a way. You see, she is far from innocent or caring. Only self centered people ignore and rejects their only children just because they think about themselves and their personal feelings so frequently. Even when Nick was trying to talk about Daisy’s daughter she kept changing the conversation back to herself. “You see I think Everything’s terrible anyhow” (Fitzgerald pg 17). One of the many things she said right after explaining how the birth of her own child was not a happy time for
Although everyone thinks that Tom is this fearless, well put together man, he is almost the exact opposite. Yes, he has the money and the looks but unfortunately for him, personality says all. “Just because I’m stronger and more of a man than you are” (Fitzgerald pg 7). This was after Tom and Nick had just met and instead of trying to get a good first impression like any other person would do, he insulted him, which already shows you how arrogant Tom can be. …show more content…
But everything that happens from the start is honestly misleading in a way. You see, she is far from innocent or caring. Only self centered people ignore and rejects their only children just because they think about themselves and their personal feelings so frequently. Even when Nick was trying to talk about Daisy’s daughter she kept changing the conversation back to herself. “You see I think Everything’s terrible anyhow” (Fitzgerald pg 17). One of the many things she said right after explaining how the birth of her own child was not a happy time for