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Tom's Death In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Tom’s desire to have it all ultimately led to Gatsby’s death. In the novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. His love for Wilson’s wife gradually caused Gatsby’s death overtime in a series of events throughout the story of “The Great Gatsby”. In the novel, the great Gatsby toms love for another man’s wife later causes Gatsby’s death. Tom and Daisy both had affairs but weren’t calling each other out on it even though it was obvious that there where affairs. The first encounter that Tom was having an affair was when Tom is called away from entertaining Nick, Jordan and Daisy by a phone call. While Tom is on the phone call Jordan tries to listen to his conversation and then announces to Nick and Daisy that Tom is having an affair. "Tom's got some woman in New York" (Fitzgerald 15). Daisy now knows Tom has another woman in New York but takes no action. Not to mention on the same note there was …show more content…

Tom eagerly introduces his mistress to Nick Daisy’s cousin. “I want you to meet my girl” (Fitzgerald 24). The fact that Tom was so easily to introduce his mistress to Nick shows that tom wasn’t trying to keep this a secret and taking no responsibility for his action. Additionally, another event took place that was another stepping stone to Gatsby’s death. Tom sets up Gatsby as he insists that Gatsby takes his car and he takes Gatsby’s car to the city even though Gatsby feels uncomfortable he goes along with the plan. “well you take my coupe and let me drive your car to town” (Fitzgerald 121). Tom took Gatsby’s car to town knowing it was low on gas and stopped at Wilson’s gas station. Tom was talking to Wilson as he was getting gas and asked if he wanted to buy his car he was driving that was actually Gatsby. Wilson declined the offer

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Contrast of Relationships in The Great Gatsby Modern Author F. Scott Fitzgerald, in his novel The Great Gatsby demonstrates the opposite sides of Gatsby and Tom’s true character through the way they treat others by using specific details, strong diction, and dialogue. Fitzgerald’s purpose is to contrast the different personalities and moral standards of tom and Gatsby’s characters. He achieves this purpose by creating a compelling tone and summarizing the point in time where each of their true character is revealed by each of their actions. The contrast that Fitzgerald creates between the characters Tom and Gatsby is demonstrated through how he uses romantic diction to describe the relationship between Gatsby and Daisy and loaded diction to describe Tom and Myrtle’s relationship.

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Instead of investing his time in work he invests it in the finer things in life, such as a big house, trips around the world, or playing the sport of gentlemen known as polo. In The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald Tom is one of the main characters. He is married to Daisy Buchanan and is a Yale man. In the novel Tom is has an affair with Myrtle Wilson. She is the wife of George B. Wilson who kills Jay Gatsby for suspecting that he killed and and an affair with his wife.

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Throughout the novel “ The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald it becomes more and more evident that Daisy is the biggest user and manipulator than the rest of the characters. Daisy is the type of character who seems and feigns innocence but this is to derail and confuse people of who she really is as a person. Not only does she use and string Gatsby along but she does the same with Tom. Daisy seems to be in control in situations when it may seem very unlikely that she is.

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Rosa Smith elaborates that “Tom… turns Wilson’s need for vengeance to his advantage—just as Trump, with his anti-immigrant rhetoric, played to the previously unspeakable fears of those who felt their country had been taken from them.” Throughout The Great Gatsby, Tom feeds off of George Wilson’s loyalty to him — and hangs the prospect of new business in front of Wilson like a carrot to a horse. To trick Wilson into trusting him, Tom continuously promises Wilson a car to sell, using manipulative tactics whenever Wilson’s faith wavers. When Wilson begins questioning Tom, he contends that “if you feel that way about it, maybe I’d better sell… [the car] somewhere else after all” (Fitzgerald 24). Tom’s necessity for Wilson’s trust stems from his affair with Wilson’s wife — so naturally, Tom makes prodigious promises to keep Wilson from being wary of his calculating intentions.

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In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Jay Gatsby was murdered by George Wilson Husband of Myrtle. In the court of law there’s only one person who was responsible and guilty for the murder of Jay Gatsby. Although in the eyes of god there was more than one person responsible for the murder or had the ability to stop the outcome of the murder. Weather it was Tom being honest about his affair, Daisy doing the right thing and stopping during the accident or Jay Gatsby himself by taking control of the situation and doing what was good for both Daisy and himself instead of just what 's best for Daisy. Tom, Myrtle, Daisy, and Gatsby were selfish and self centered leading them to become Morally responsible for the death of Jay Gatsby.

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Throughout the novel The Great Gatsby by F Scotts Fitzgerald love and money motivates every character. They all had made decisions based on love and money, no matter the consequences, no matter if it was good or bad they still made those decisions through the love they had for someone and their desire for money. Tom Buchanan 's love for daisy was pure and true throughout the book the great gatsby he even made some hard decisions all out the love possesed for her. A very critical part of the the novel was when tom 's wife had killed George Wilson 's wife Myrtle Wilson in a automotive accident. When George came to tom about what happened questioning him about who killed his wife, Tom could see that George was furious and would be willing to do anything to the person who killed his beloved wife.

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Gatsby was infuriated to the things that Tom said to him raging through his mind. While Gatsby drove in the car with Daisy Gatsby was blinded by rage because he didn't see Myrtle and hit her and she died but he didn't care. But when Tom told him that the yellow car was Gatsby Mr. Wilson found his way to west egg to kill Gatsby, Tom was so blinded by jealousy he told Mr. Wilson that the yellow car was Gatsby's so he can kill him and never have to worry about him being with Myrtle again. This claim shows how dangerous jealousy can get when people get to caught in their feelings and someone's life can be

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