Tom Buchanan Quotes

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Tom Buchanan is the embodiment of the privileged, rich, and arrogant archetype that has the world around him in the palm of his hand, or in other words, the pinnacle of the American dream. After all, isn't Tom's power, his self proclaimed “higher standing” over the rest, and most of all his wealth and lavious lifestyle exactly what we think of when we hear “the American dream”. Power and standing to the point where people describe your life as “a fashion that rather took your breath away” (Gatsby, 7). If that standing and power really is the true definition of the American dream, then Tom Buchanan, those who achieved that dream, still live in our society today, and will continue to for the foreseeable future. Tom Buchannan, as I said before, is a privileged, rich, and arrogant man. His …show more content…

And in the case of Tom, those ideals and morals happen to be ones that are racist and sexist. In the salon, Lucas said “On the spectrum of views on gender roles, Tom is on one side drastically” This quote further expands on how Tom, much like rich people nowadays, will take one drastic stance on topics to protect their interests, For example, Elon Musk's “selling of all personal belongings” in an attempt to stop people shaming him for having so many personal items or being materialistic. Furthermore, much like Tom's ideas Elons actions were shortcoming and hollow as all he sold were a fraction of his total wealth and belongings, and in the end it was just an attempt to make himself better than everyone else. These parallels between what we discussed in the salon, what we see in Tom's character, and what we see in the real world, are evidence of Tom's archetype still alive and well in the world today. The “Tom Buchanan” still exists in our world today, and won't be going anywhere anytime

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