What do gatsby and tom have in common

Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Although Tom and Gatsby share many similarities, Tom differs from Gatsby in many ways. First, Tom's main attributes consist of being a strong athlete and having a brute personality. Also, he lives in East Egg which contains people that have old money. He attended Yale and never had to do much work when he was younger due to this wealth. He shows his money off by buying extravagant things for himself to show off to others.

He is a cold-hearted, shallow man who doesn't really care about what happens to others. Tom's careless nature gets illustrated when he "Smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into [his] money. He cheats on her and is proud of that and doesn't strive for her love because he knows his wealth will keep her with him. When with Daisy, he rarely acts romantic as he always is preoccupied with his greed. His realistic approach to life causes him to be rarely disappointed.

As a reader can see, Tom has his own set of unique characteristics differing from those of Gatsby. Tom is crude; Gatsby is more refined. Though Tom has grown up with money, he is not refined nor is he gracious. Gatsby grew up with virtually nothing; however, though he is still rather socially inept and lacking in some niceties, he strives to be a courteous host and generally wants to please those around him.

Tom is overpowering; Gatsby is more reserved. Tom is a large man with a voice that doesn't match his physical presence, by the way and uses his presence to intimidate. Daisy calls him a brute and his mistress calls him "hulking" enough times to get a punch in the nose.

Gatsby, on the other hand, is barely recognized at his own parties. He's shy and rather reclusive, and he is not an imposing presence--even when he wants to be, as in his confrontation with Tom in the hotel. Gatsby has a passionate and kind personality. For example, he lets people he has never meet before attend parties at his house.

Why did Daisy marry Tom? Why does Gatsby arrange for Nick to have lunch with Jordan Baker? How does Tom find out about the affair between Gatsby and Daisy? How does Gatsby make his money? How are West Egg and East Egg different? What is the importance of the character Owl Eyes?

Does Daisy love Gatsby or Tom? Why does Tom insist on switching cars with Gatsby when they go to the city?

Why is Nick the narrator of the story? Why does Tom bring up race so often? He is a loyal and good-hearted man who loves Daisy and strives for her true love.

He is willing to do whatever it takes to win her love. Her love becomes one of the prime reasons he desires to be rich. However, Daisy cares solely about net-wealth and therefore, chooses Tom. Throughout the novel, Gatsby shows how he is a romantic dreamer by always dreaming of Daisy truly falling for him. His unrealistic approach to life causes him to be often disappointed.

He believes that he actually might be able to win her love when he really has no chance with her. Both, Gatsby and Tom share ways that they are both alike and quite a lot ways they are different. This demonstrates how differences between one another can lead to negative consequences. This material is available only on Freebooksummary.

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