Compare And Contrast Tom And Gatsby

Gatsby a man Daisy is in love with but then there's her husband, Tom that she is scared to lose. Are Gatsby and Tom that much alike or is she just in it for the money? Daisy is all about money and she doesn’t care if it's old or new she just wants it. Daisy had a whim when Gatsby came back because she wanted Gatsby even though she was married to Tom. Daisy only married Tom for his money but she was in love with Gatsby.

Gatsby and Tom are alike in so many ways. Gatsby and Tom both have the idea of loving Daisy. They both were rich and lived in big houses. They are both friends with Nick. They have the thought that Daisy loves them both. “I want to know what Mr. Gatsby has to tell me.” “Your wife doesn’t love you,” said Gatsby. “She’s never
Tom uses his money to only please himself he is very self centered. Where gatsby only uses his money to please Daisy and please others because he thinks that spending money on people will make them like him but truthfully people are just using him. Toms lives in East egg where the old money is “ Tom deferred that much to the sensibilities of those East Eggers who might be on the train.” Gatsby lives in West egg where the new money is “I lived at West Egg, the—well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them.” They are both rich but the difference is that Tom doesn't work he inherited his money and just spend it and gatsby did earn his money but he did it illegally. Gatsby is a party animal who throws parties he has a new up beat personality who has a huge mansion garishly decorated he dresses bright and catches people's eyes “It was Gatsby’s mansion. Or rather, as I didn’t know Mr. Gatsby it was a mansion inhabited by a gentleman of that name.” Where Tom is old fashioned and has a beautifully decorated house with reserved dressing