The two novels, The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye, have two characters who are very similar but at the same time, different from each other. Tom Buchanan can be considered one of the antagonists in The Great Gatsby, and can be compared to the character of Stradlater from The Catcher in the Rye. Tom is sort of a grown-up Stradlater and by knowing each one of them, we can learn a lot. ... Their relation makes one of The ... at least he has a heart, shown in the scene in which he takes the blame for killing Myrtle when actually it was Daisy's fault: ""Was Daisy driving?"-Yes. But of co...

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Tom Buchanan vs. Stradlater The two novels, The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye, have two characters who are very similar but at the same time, different from each other. Tom Buchanan can be considered one of the antagonists in The Great Gatsby, and can be compared to the character of Stradlater from The Catcher in the Rye. Tom is sort of a grown-up Stradlater and by knowing each one of them, ... we can learn a lot. Their relation makes one of The ... least he has a heart, shown in the scene in which he takes the blame for killing Myrtle when actually it was Daisy's fault: ""Was Daisy...

• Word Count: 1608
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School