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According to Nick, Tom peaked very early in his life. He was a nationally known football star in his youth, but after his time in the spotlight ended and fame faded away, everything else in Tom’s life felt like “an anticlimax.”.
- Jay Gatsby
The title character of The Great Gatsby is a young man,...
- Jordan Baker
From her very first appearance in the novel, Jordan strikes...
- Myrtle Wilson
Myrtle attempts to escape her social position by becoming a...
- Daisy Buchanan
Nick characterizes her as a careless person who smashes...
- Tom Buchanan Quotes
Nick implies that Tom no longer finds much satisfaction in...
- Jay Gatsby
Nick implies that Tom no longer finds much satisfaction in his physical prowess, nor does he get what he wants by acting out the imperious demands of his “peremptory heart.” In other words, Nick thinks an emotional breaking point quickly approaches for Tom.
In the first chapter of The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald), Nick is about to see Tom Buchanan for the first time since they were in college together. He describes his recollection of him from...
Nick employs a slightly snarky, rude tone when he describes Tom Buchanan, which exposes his jealousy of Tom's wealth and the seeming ease that characterizes Tom's way of being in the world.
Aug 21, 2023 · Nick repeatedly described Tom in terms of Tom's physical bearing, suggesting that Tom is a "brute" on numerous occasions. In Tom's first appearance in the story, Nick describes Tom...
Nick is an old classmate of Tom's who just moved to New York. Daisy and Nick take a private walk where Daisy confesses some of her unhappiness to Nick, but Tom cautions Nick not to believe everything Daisy says.
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Nick initially refuses to shake Tom’s hand but eventually accepts. Tom tells him that he was the one who told Wilson that Gatsby owned the car that killed Myrtle, and describes how greatly he suffered when he had to give up the apartment he kept in the city for his affair.
