Fitzgerald associates with clues about Tom's personality with other characters is he's selfish. The first clue that Fitzgerald gives about Tom being selfish, is he is cheating on Daisy. Fitzgerald says, “ There is always a halt there of at least a minute and it was because of this that I first met Tom Buchanan’s mistress” (28). This quote means Tom will be seeing Daisy and the mistress at the same time. The mistress to Tom will be his side women and Daisy won’t be happy with the with the mistress. Another clue Fitzgerald gives out about Tom being selfish is him punching his mistress Myrtle because she started yelling Daisy multiple times. Fitzgerald said “ Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!” shouted Mrs.Wilson. “I’ll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai------”
