Examples Of White Supremacism In The Great Gatsby

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In Tom Buchanan's environment, in the 1920’s, Women voting was a newfound construct and Men like Tom were still getting use to Women becoming more free, and less confound to Man’s ruling. With Women now voting, Women were becoming braver and braver as the years passed, eventually creating Flappers, a Woman who expresses herself how she wants to when she wants to. Which I believe scared people like Tom, causing them to become super defensive and almost like white supremacists. They want to intimidate and defend their “rights” as a white male. On page 10, the narrator says, “Tom would drift, on forever seeking a little wistfully for the dramatic turbulence for some irrecoverable football game.” This shows that Tom still thinks back to his College football days. Back then if you played college football you were the top of the social class. Everyone loved watching college football in the 1920’s. …show more content…

Also, providing more than enough information proving that Tom is a white supremacist, he presumes himself higher than everyone because he has white privilege, coming from playing college football and being born with a silver spoon made him more spoiled and privileged than the normal person. Examples of this include, on page 11, “Now, don’t think my opinion on these matters is final.” Tom said, “Just because I’m more of a man than you are.” This proves that Tom believes himself higher than the people around him because of his physical appearance, which could lead back to him growing up with

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