Jealousy In The Great Gatsby

Although he didn’t wield the gun, Tom Buchanan is a murderer. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a main plot point is love and relationships. This includes marriages, secret affairs, dating, and old love. In a mix of jealousy and being self centered, Tom became too caught up in the love triangles, resulting in Jay Gatsby’s death. Tom was the person who told everyone what cars to take, both before and after going to town with the group, as well as causing an argument between Gatsby, Daisy, and himself. Tom had taken Gatsby’s car into town, along with Nick and Jordan, and Myrtle had seen them. She had then assumed that Gatsby’s car was Tom’s, and would remember that for later. When the group arrives in town, they start eating and Tom and

At this point, Tom knows that Daisy and Gatsby are in love, and he’s feeling multiple emotions, one of which being jealousy. Even though Tom knows he’s deemed suitable enough for Daisy, he still feels jealous towards Gatsby for being able to capture her attention so easily. He was also self centered and hypocritical in this moment, because he's done far worse than Daisy had, by cheating with Myrtle. After he says this, Daisy becomes more involved in the argument and tells Tom to control himself. Now Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby are all in the heat of an argument, which was started by Tom. The three of them are now also feeling lots of anger, which could affect them later on. After the argument, Tom decides to test Gatsby by having him take Daisy home; in the car he was seen in earlier by Myrtle. He says, “You two start on home, Daisy…In Mr. Gatsby’s car.” (Fitzgerald 131). Tom knew they were both extremely upset, especially Gatsby, who he assumed would be driving. With how riled up they both were, something was bound to happen on the trip back. Tom also knew that whatever happened would get blamed on Gatsby, and he