Tom Buchanan, similar to his wife, has an affair in order to avoid his deep fear of intimacy and distance himself from being in a close relationship. On the outside, Tom and Myrtle’s affair seems to be the normal extramarital affair. It appears as though Tom cares about Myrtle and her happiness when he uses his piles of money to buy her whatever she wants, including a lavish apartment in the city. He even buys her a dog, and seems very much invested in her needs. However, throughout the novel, Tom’s true intentions with Myrtle come out while they are in the apartment he bought for her. Tom’s short temper gets the best of him when Myrtle begins mouthing off, “Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!” shouted Mrs. Wilson. “I’ll say it whenever I want to! Daisy!
