The Great Gatsby is a book by Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1924. The book follows the narrator Nick, who starts neutral but slowly becomes strongly opinionated toward the corruption of the upper class he observes. One of the main characters of this corruption is Tom Buchanan. Tom is very opinionative, coming from old money, and resides in the respective peninsula, East Egg; because of his long history with vast amounts of money, Tom became subjective to the corruption following the trends of the upper class at the time. Tom Buchanan significantly impacts the lives of others by cheating on Daisy and blaming Gatsby for Myrtle's death, all due to his carelessness and disregard for the people around him. Tom Buchanan impacts the life of Daisy through his disregard for her feelings as he cheats on her with Myrtle. When Nick visits Tom and Daisy, Tom is alerted by a call and hurriedly rushes to the phone, and with this, Daisy tries her hand at flattery where she calls Nick an “absolute rose”; the reason behind Daisy’s words becomes clear once Jordan says, “Why–... Tom’s got some woman in New York” (Fitzgerald, 15). The book implies that Myrtle, Tom's lover, made an unexpected phone call to Tom which …show more content…
One aspect of Tom's carelessness does not come from money or his background but rather the extent of his domineering character. He tends to be aggressive in his speech and actions; for example, when in the apartment with Myrtle and McKees, he angrily argues with Myrtle over who can say his wife's name. Eventually, this gets to Tom's breaking point, where he breaks Myrtle's nose. This interaction shows Tom's tendency towards violence and aggressiveness to iron out his problems. The synergy also proves his lack of self-control toward his handling of the disagreements he involves himself