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Tom Was To Blame For Gatsby's Downfall

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In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of the main ideas in the story is morality. Tom Buchanan is the most morally corrupt character in the novel because he is careless and selfish. For example, Tom investigates Gatsby's life to purposely ruin his life. Not only did he ruins Gatsby's population/reputation Tom also caused his death. Some may argue that other characters in the Novel were to blame for Gatsby’s death but ultimately Tom was the one. Tom has been investigating Gatsby and collected some valuable information to ruin Gatsby’s reputation, popularity, and life. This entire orchestrated plan starts to unravel during the big scene at the Plaza hotel. Toms starts off by confronting Gatsby in front of Nick, Daisy, and
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