Tom And Daisy Buchanan In The Great Gatsby

Wealthy individuals are sometimes described as conceited and corrupted. The Great Gatsby, a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, presents a couple named Tom and Daisy Buchanan that perfectly fits the description. Nick, the narrator of the story, describes them as “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 made…”. (Fitzgerald 187-188). Tom and Daisy are careless of their actions and hurt others without knowing it. Tom had an affair with Myrtle Wilson that would eventually lead to her death. Likewise, Daisy had an affair with Jay Gatsby that too would lead to his death. These two events would eventually destroy

Tom Buchanan is a man from the upper class of society that believes he is better than everyone and is described by Nick as a man with “Two shining arrogant eyes had established of always leaning aggressively forward.” (Fitzgerald 11) . He is a man with no morals and has an affair with a mistress named Myrtle Wilson. Myrtle is part of the lower class and her morals are just as low as Tom. Myrtle attempts to use Tom to move up in society. Myrtle puts on her best dress and tries to entertain the guests when she goes out with Tom. Myrtle attempts to entertain the guest by acting like a superior because she thinks she will sound fancier. This only makes her seem more foolish and seem like the low class person she truly is. Tom sees Myrtle as an inferior human being and treats her with disrespect. Myrtle knows about Tom’s wife Daisy and uses her name to tease him. With no remorse “Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand.” (Fitzgerald 41) when Myrtle disrespected Tom by repeating Daisy’s name. Myrtle is an easy target for Tom and finds satisfaction in feeling superior to Myrtle. Myrtle knows she's not as