Comparing Tom And Tom Buchanan In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

How can two people be so careless? In the book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy, and Tom Buchanan are the most careless people with no love for anyone other than themselves. They both have a selfish desire for money. In the Great Gatsby, Tom and Daisy throughout the whole book are unfaithful to each other. “... Tom is unfaithful to Daisy…” (Nagel, 119). “Tom’s got some new woman in New York.” (Fitzgerald, 15) Jordan says this to Nick which shows that she knows about the affair and if she knows other people most likely know including Daisy. Jordan not only knows about it but she tells Nick pretty openly, so Tom is not trying to keep it a secret. From the start, you can see he doesn't love Daisy. “I want you to meet my

Money plays a big part in her choosing to marry Tom but his personality is what makes her stay with him. “An inherently violent man.” (Lehan, 28). "Not even the effeminate swank of his riding clothes could hide the enormous power of that body--he seemed to fill those glistening boots until he strained the top lacing and you could see a great pack of muscle shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat. It was a body capable of enormous leverage--a cruel body." (Fitzgerald, 11). Tom is a seemingly violent man, through the way he looks and his actions. Tom breaks Myrtle’s nose just because she was saying Daisy's name. He does not even think twice before doing it he just acts out of anger. He does it almost effortlessly. If he did something like this to Myrtle chances are he's done something like this to Daisy and maybe even something worse that would cause her to stay. “His strength serves to heighten his tendency towards brutality.” (Lena, web). His money and power give him more strength leading to him being an aggressive person. “Caraway shows Buchanan in a permanently warlike attitude…” (Lena, web). He is always quick to anger and aggressive, Tom as a person is just violent. “She says she's going to quit her marriage to be with Gatsby but is unable to leave Tom.” (Lathbury, 28). Daisy is afraid to leave Tom if she was just with Tom for his money she'd be able to leave him for Jay because he now has money, but now it's about more than just money. It is also about her fear of