Is Tom Buchanan A Loathsome Person In The Great Gatsby

The Manifestation of Heinous During the 1920’s people always seek to live in a luxurious lifestyle. An increase of materialistic interests kept on growing with the demand of the people. Economic boom doubled where people could afford to buy anything they desired. However, many took advantage of this in order to have control over others who were poor or had no power compared to the rich that had everything. Money was the cause that made people act a certain way, believing that they had the power to seek what they desire at the cost of the suffering of others. In The Great Gatsby, we see that these characteristics are a manifestation of Tom Buchanan making him a loathsome person. Tom Buchanan is shown as the most despicable character in The Great Gatsby because of an affair outside of his marriage, seeks pleasure only for himself, and is heartless and careless around others. First of all, Tom is the most despicable

In many occasions, he manages his actions by manipulating people along the way to achieve his desires. He does this without considering the effect to other as long he gets to enjoy himself with pleasures, living in a luxurious lifestyle and at the same time living a double life, secretly from his wife Daisy. “ Go on. He won’t annoy you. I think he realizes that his presumptuous little flirtation is over. (Fitzgerald). Tom states this for he demonstrates that no one can get on his way to stop achieving his desires. He assures Daisy that Gatsby’s relationship with her is over. That Gatsby would not see her anymore since he knows what has been going on with those two and will put an end to it. He’s a fraud for he can manage to an affair with someone else, but he can’t stand that the same thing would happen to him with his wife and Gatsby. Tom is a loathsome person to be around with and would do anything in order to achieve his