Similarities Between Daisy And Tom In The Great Gatsby

Every Human has their own opinion on the outlook of life. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, two of the main characters have different and similar views on various aspects of life. Tom and Gatsby view Daisy in similar ways, life in different ways, and money in similar ways. Tom and Gatsby view Daisy in very similar ways. Fitzgerald states that Tom was accused of cheating on Daisy, “ and what’s more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time” (Fitzgerald 138). Even though Toms says that he loves Daisy, Fitzgerald hopes that the reader will believe that Tom does not love Daisy. Tom is a conniving man who tries to hide his

Tom views life as just plane old life in a negative way and he keeps on movin through the day. In this novel Fitzgerald states “Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke [Myrtle's] nose with his open hand” (41). At this time in the book Tom is with his girlfriend Myrtle and she is talking about his wife Daisy. Tom gets irritated and starts yelling at Myrtle, then Tom hits her. This is an example of Tom not caring about anyone or anything that is going on around him. Gatsby on the other hand cares about getting Daisy back and tries to repeat the past. Fitzgerald claims that, “can’t replace the past… why of course you can!” (116). In this quote Gatsby is trying to convince himself that you can repeat the past and that him and Daisy would be able to pick up from where they left off five years ago. When a person wants to repeat the past it never turns out the same and everything gets

When Toms stops by George Wilsons’ auto shop Tom is able to control George with money by having a car that George wants. Fitzgerald states “I didnt mean to interrupt your lunch, but I need money pretty bad and I was wondering what you were going to do with your old car” (130). In this quote George is asking Tom if he can buy Toms car because he has no money and George thinks that he will be able to resell the car at his auto shop. When a person has the power to keep a car for a long time when someone wants to desperately buy the car for the money it can be bad. Gatsby is also good at controlling characters with his money. Fitzgerald explains that Gatsby works for his money “It took [Gatsby] three years to earn the money that bought [Gatsby’s house]” (95). Gatsby worked hard to gain his money so that Daisy would like him because Daisy only likes rich men. With Gatsby having money now, Daisy is starting to take a new interest in