Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby show both similarities and differences throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby. ... Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan display their differences through their wealth, their temper and their social aspects. ... To add, Jay Gatsby appears as a more approachable, harmless man. ... Not to mention, Tom and Jay's social aspects contrast as well. ... To conclude, Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby share some differences, as well as some similar characteristics . ...

• Word Count: 1676
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Tom Buchanan and Jay Gatsby have many things in common. ... Tom, a "hulking brute of a man- (16), looks more intimidating compared to the gentler-looking Gatsby who was described as "having one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it..."" (52) The tough versus gentle idea is also played out with the fact that Tom is associated the color red and Gatsby with the color pink. ... In contrast, Tom who is an old aristocrat possesses grace, taste, subtlety, and elegance, epitomized by his tasteful home. ... Gatsby had a goal of becomin...

• Word Count: 1476
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Nick Carraway the narrator of The Great Gatsby has qualities, which are the complete opposite of those of Tom Buchanan, his cousin-in-law. ... (Dog-seller) It's a bitch, said Tom decisively. ... Tom was very much responsible for Gatsby's death, for he led the killer, Mr. ... He threw dust into your eyes just like he did Daisy' (Pg. 180) This shows Tom did not feel any remorse for telling on Gatsby. ... In The Great Gatsby, there are three illicit relationships: Gatsby and Daisy, Nick and Jordan, and Tom and Myrtle. ...

• Word Count: 6164
• Approx Pages: 25
• Grade Level: High School

Jay Gatsby's dream and hope is to win Daisy back, as Gatsby seems to think that she is the perfect girl for him. ... He even compares her to money when he says, "Her voice is full of money" (The Great Gatsby 115). ... She is also responsible for Gatsby's death, because she lets Gatsby take the blame for her own mistake of killing Myrtle, and when Tom Buchanan finds out, he orders George Wilson to shoot Gatsby. ... This is where Tom and Daisy lives. ... Furthermore, the valley of the ashes creates an image of a barren wasteland of ashes that stands in stark contrast to the lavish ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald describes and contrasts the two fictional peninsulas on Long Island known in the novel as east and west egg. ... This is where Tom and Daisy Buchanan, two main characters from the novel, live. ... This is where Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby, also two main characters, live. ... There are many examples of how the two establishments are contrasted and that Jay Gatsby and his long lost love, Daisy, can never be together for they are from different establishments. ... This shows that Daisy and Jay could never be together. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... While Gatsby is the obvious embodiment of this theme, it is also illustrated through the author's other characters, namely Myrtle, George, Tom and Daisy. ... In contrast to these two characters are Tom and Daisy Buchanan. ... Jay Gatsby also had a dream. ... The failure of the American Dream is unavoidable, not only because the reality of life cannot compare to idealistic dreams, but also because the ideals are usually far too perfect to be compared against in reality. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Jay Gatsby for instance, gains most of his wealth through inheritance and criminal activity. ... This is the place where the deaths and dreams for Jay Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson, and George Wilson, these characters die due to misconception and anger. ... Because of ths affair a confrontation takes place between Gatsby, Tom, and Daisy. ... Tom Buchanan confronts Jay Gatsby about his affair with Daisy In the heat of summer. This reveals the anger that Tom was feeling deep inside, this burning hot sensation that compares to the heat of summer. ...

• Word Count: 1589
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• Grade Level: High School

Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... While Gatsby is the obvious embodiment of this theme, it is also illustrated through the author's other characters, namely Myrtle, George, Tom and Daisy. ... In contrast to these two characters are Tom and Daisy Buchanan. ... Jay Gatsby also had a dream. ... The failure of the American Dream is unavoidable, not only because the reality of life cannot compare to idealistic dreams, but also because the ideals are usually far too perfect to be compared against in reality. ...

• Word Count: 1307
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. ... While Gatsby is the obvious embodiment of this theme, it is also illustrated through the author's other characters, namely Myrtle, George, Tom and Daisy. ... In contrast to these two characters are Tom and Daisy Buchanan. ... Jay Gatsby also had a dream. ... The failure of the American Dream is unavoidable, not only because the reality of life cannot compare to idealistic dreams, but also because the ideals are usually far too perfect to be compared against in reality. ...

• Word Count: 1312
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Fitzgerald compares and contrasts the social realm of the twenties by using the dwellers of East and West Egg. Tom's East Egg nature, filled with carelessness and pride and also Jay's West Egg nature filled with futility and extravagance. ... In West Egg lives Jay Gatsby, a man with an aura of mystery who intrigues people with his exaggerated parties every weekend. ... Tom and Daisy let Gatsby take the fall for all their mistakes. Daisy lets Gatsby take the fall for driving the car that murders Myrtle, and later when Wilson comes to the conclusion that whoever had killed Myrtle had a...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In my essay I bring into discussion issues arising from the pursuit of this dream by examining the lives of the protagonists of two important American literatures: Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser and The Great Gatsby by F. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the story we get a glimpse into the life of Jay Gatsby, a man who aspired to achieve a position among the American rich to win the heart of his true love, Daisy Fay. ... The rich symbolize the failure of a civilization and the way of life and this flaw becomes apparent in the characters of Tom and Daisy Buchanan. ... Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it has seemed very near to her, almost touching her. ... He compares Gatsby's experience to that of the Dutch Sailors who first came to Long Island and had an unspoiled continent before them. ... Gatsby'...

• Word Count: 1504
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When they meet at Javed's mansion after years of separation, the following dialogue expresses Jamal's utopian perspective of love, in contrast with Latika's more realistic approach: Jamal: Come away with me. ... In 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby pays the ultimate price for having strong, idealistic views on love. ... Shown through Gatsby's dialogue, "Can't repeat the past?" ... To Daisy and Tom, love is bounded by wealth and materialism. ...

• Word Count: 2763
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School