Analysis Of Tom Buchanan In The Great Gatsby

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Because of the way F. Scott Fitzgerald introduces Tom Buchanan to us in The Great Gatsby, we look at him as a bad character who is constantly bring down Daisy and those around him. The room is first pictured as light, airy, and calm. This is the same way that we picture both Daisy and Jordan Baker. But, when Tom enters the light exits and all that is surreal is brought back down to earth. When Nick enters the house he describes it as very grand, it has “high hallways”, “French windows”, and a “frosted wedding cake of the ceiling”. It is said to be “bright”, “rosy”, “gleaming”, and “white”. The coloring and light give it an angelic feeling which reflects on the people in it, Daisy and Jordan. Air is “blowing” through the room and grass is growing up against the house, Fitzgerald describes it…show more content…
After he does this Nick says that the “caught wind died out about the room”. This is different from the beginning of the passage because now the wind is being taken; Tom is assuming complete control over everything around him. The aspect of nature in this part of the passage, wind, is referred to as dead. This is very different from the beginning of the passage because the house and the Buchanan family no longer foster life and growth. Nick also witnesses the “two young women balloon slowly to the floor”. The women that were once so joyful and free-spirited are brought back to earth by Tom’s presence. Although Tom brings down the mood of the entire room Nick still looks at Jordan Baker as statuesque. She is described as “completely motionless” and “balanced” which mesmerizes Nick. He is so surprised at the stillness of Jordan that he almost “murmurs an apology” for having disturbed her. This is ironic because Tom has created a huge disturbance while Nick was invited to the house. Jordan’s stillness makes her once again seem surreal to Nick and he continues to put her on a

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