Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby show both similarities and differences throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby. This essay discusses the characteristics that prove Gatsby's and Tom's unlikeness, as well as their alikeness. Two wealthy men who love the same woman must share some common characteristics, however, Daisy, the most important woman in both their lives, only picks one of them, so there must be some differences. Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan display their differences through their wealth, their temper and their social aspects. Tom, from East Egg, and Gatsby, from West Egg, display a significa...

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• Grade Level: High School

... and Tom, Fitzgerald portrays the themes of morality and reality versus illusion. In The Great Gatsby, there are three illicit relationships: Gatsby and Daisy, Nick and Jordan, and Tom and Myrtle. In some ways they are similar, and in some ways each is unique. In this essay, I will compare and examine each of the couples, and try to give some insight as to why none of the relationships worked out. The relationship between Jay Gatsby and ... slightly, he is essentially a law-abiding man. When Gatsby and Tom are thrown together, it is inevitable that they will dislike each other and noticea...

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... the whole book who dreams about moving out, which makes him a contrast between lifestyle and morality. Ironically, George is depending on Tom to save his marriage with Myrtle by selling him the car, but it is Tom who is sleeping with his wife and who ultimately destroys it. In contrast to these two characters are Tom and Daisy Buchanan. From first glance, it would seem that they live ... in Daisy in the situation of the murder of Myrtle and her abandonment of Gatsby just before and after his death. The fact that she ran over Myrtle without stopping and did not have the bravery to tell T...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the whole book who dreams about moving out, which makes him a contrast between lifestyle and morality. Ironically, George is depending on Tom to save his marriage with Myrtle by selling him the car, but it is Tom who is sleeping with his wife and who ultimately destroys it. In contrast to these two characters are Tom and Daisy Buchanan. From first glance, it would seem that they live ... in Daisy in the situation of the murder of Myrtle and her abandonment of Gatsby just before and after his death. The fact that she ran over Myrtle without stopping and did not have the bravery to tell T...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the whole book who dreams about moving out, which makes him a contrast between lifestyle and morality. Ironically, George is depending on Tom to save his marriage with Myrtle by selling him the car, but it is Tom who is sleeping with his wife and who ultimately destroys it. In contrast to these two characters are Tom and Daisy Buchanan. From first glance, it would seem that they live ... in Daisy in the situation of the murder of Myrtle and her abandonment of Gatsby just before and after his death. The fact that she ran over Myrtle without stopping and did not have the bravery to tell T...

• Word Count: 1310
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School