In the book The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald uses his literature to critique the upper class back in the 1920s, specifically their arrogance. Similarly, the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy wrote, “An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person’s main task in life - becoming a better person.” The book The Great Gatsby, is set in the 1920s, in the Jazz Age on Long Island, close to New York City. The book explores themes of wealth, love, and life after WWI. It is written from the narrator’s, Nick Carraway’s, point of view and his encounters with Jay Gatsby, and his former lover, Daisy Buchanan, Nick’s cousin. Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan, a wealthy man unafraid to show off his socioeconomic
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On page 19, he insists to Nick that he wants him to meet his girl. Not only is Tom unfaithful to Daisy, but he is taking her cousin to meet his mistress. When two people get married, they promise to be faithful, in sickness and in health. On page 18, Nick says “As for Tom, the fact that he “had some woman in New York was really less surprising than that he had been depressed by a book.” Tom’s infidelity with Myrtle, the woman he is unfaithful with, shows his disregard for Daisy’s feelings and trust. On page 27, Myrtle gets upset that Tom won’t let her say Daisy’s name, after she says it, he hits her and ends up breaking her nose, demonstrating his arrogance and careless personality. Furthermore, Tom is hypocritical. He confronts Gatsby about cheating with Daisy, on page 83. Meanwhile, he is very clearly cheating on Daisy with Myrtle. Another example of this is on page 81, where Tom implies that Daisy is better off staying with him because Gatsby’s wealth isn’t reliable. Despite Tom's reliance on his inherited wealth, Gatsby has worked for the money he has, even if it was illegal. Therefore, Tom is the worst character because of his arrogance and
On page 19, he insists to Nick that he wants him to meet his girl. Not only is Tom unfaithful to Daisy, but he is taking her cousin to meet his mistress. When two people get married, they promise to be faithful, in sickness and in health. On page 18, Nick says “As for Tom, the fact that he “had some woman in New York was really less surprising than that he had been depressed by a book.” Tom’s infidelity with Myrtle, the woman he is unfaithful with, shows his disregard for Daisy’s feelings and trust. On page 27, Myrtle gets upset that Tom won’t let her say Daisy’s name, after she says it, he hits her and ends up breaking her nose, demonstrating his arrogance and careless personality. Furthermore, Tom is hypocritical. He confronts Gatsby about cheating with Daisy, on page 83. Meanwhile, he is very clearly cheating on Daisy with Myrtle. Another example of this is on page 81, where Tom implies that Daisy is better off staying with him because Gatsby’s wealth isn’t reliable. Despite Tom's reliance on his inherited wealth, Gatsby has worked for the money he has, even if it was illegal. Therefore, Tom is the worst character because of his arrogance and