While both the men are exceptionally wealthy they came into money very differently. Gatsby had to lie and cheat for his money in his later years of his life and Tom was born into prosperity. Tom makes it very clear to Gatsby in the novel that wealth is “in his blood,” causing Gatsby to work even harder to win back Daisy. Gatsby is a very friendly and
Eventually Gatsby meets Dan Cody, the man who ultimately inspires him to pursue his dream of winning Daisy back. Gatsby is influenced by Dan’s criminal activity, as it is what led to his wealth. This is seen when a young Gatsby looks up at Dan’s yacht that “represented all the beauty and glamour in the world” (100). Gatsby thought that by becoming rich, he would win Daisy back. He was wrong.
They might be corrupt in different ways but both have almost the same characteristics. To begin with, both Daisy and Tom have their own affairs during the story which are different in certain ways. Daisy is involved in an affair with Gatsby but also loves Tom at the same time. This creates confusion at certain times during the novel. At one point she understands that she can only be with one.
Gatsby loves the thought of being with Daisy meanwhile, Tom loves her buts treats her as an object. They both have a lot of money but Gatsby has more because of his business of being a bootlegger selling illegal alcohol and Tom got his money from family. The reason behind why Daisy wants to stay with Tom is because of his money. ” They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made….” (179). What Nick is trying to tell us is that Daisy and Tom are cowards they act like little kids, they try to get their hands on anything they can find and when trouble comes they retreat back to their luxurious lifestyle.
He is also a very wealthy and powerful man who comes to his money by bootlegging. We know in the novel that jay swell is in the business and that is how the relationship was formed. Jay models Meyers life buy attempting to become successful in the same way as him. Also, Jay relies on Meyer to even buy his clothes, therefor being able to have the proper attire to seem like a successful wealthy man. Buy not only mimicking meyer wolfsheims fashion of gaining money, but also his style in articles of clothing, Jay is assuring himself that he can attain the same position of wealth and power.
In the Great Gatsby, the characters of Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby are more alike than they appear to be. However, they also share some differences too. Tom and Jay are both enamored by Daisy. Tom is married to her, while Gatsby believes the love they once shared hasn’t disappeared. Also, although Gatsby acts madly in love with Daisy, neither he nor Tom really loves Daisy.
He is later killed by a man who is sent by Tom. Towards the end of the novel, Nick runs into them as they are leaving for a long vacation, and finally realizes how truly ruthless and greedy Tom and Daisy are: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made...” (Fitzgerald, 179). Nick doesn’t seem to have any desire to talk to them again, due to what they had done to Gatsby. He also doesn’t think it is fair of Daisy to, after all that Gatsby had gone through to show Daisy that he loved her, she wanted absolutely nothing to do with him after his death. She did not so much as send flowers or a sympathy card.
In the novel “The Great Gatsby” there are two major money groups, new money, and old money. Jay Gatsby is an example of new money because he worked for his money. He buys a mansion an west egg to get back his lover from the past, Daisy Buchanan. Daisy lives right across the bay in east egg and is married to Tom Buchanan. Tom and Daisy are both old money because they were both born in to wealth.
Both his actions and thoughts showed how jealous he was of Finny. The traits Phineas possessed were a major cause of the envy. Gene let his jealously overcome him, and ended up seriously injuring his “best friend”. To begin, Gene wanted Finny’s way of smooth-talking. There were many times when Phineas did something wrong and simply talked his way out of it.
He goes by the name of Gatsby in the novel, he changes his name to suit his new lifestyle because he didn’t want to be reminded of his past. He did such a good job of forgetting his own name why couldn’t he let go of his love for Daisy Buchanan as well. Gatsby is a man that you would describe as perfection. He is filled with all the money you could ask for, well known to the public although no one knows him personally, and has that charm that brightens up the room. He throws the biggest parties, which he does not attend, and builds the biggest mansion he could