The Great Gatsby: Wealth Allows People to Be Careless and Dangerous
"I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat, a sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out unequally at birth" (Fitzgerald 7), as stated by Nick, shows that, in The Great Gatsby, class determines the value of a person’s identity. Even between the rich, those with old money are more respected than those with new money, since there is a history of wealth associated to those with old money. Wealth holds great priority in society, since it provides more opportunities. However, while it provides more opportunities, the characters in The Great Gatsby shows the negative aspects of money. In the book The Great Gatsby, it is seen that rich people are powerful, but are careless and dangerous because money has great influence with their actions in society, which can be seen through the characters of Daisy, Tom and Gatsby. To begin, Tom shows that he is a careless and dangerous character since he uses his money to sustain his actions. As well, Daisy shows that she is careless because she uses her money as a reason not to take responsibility for her actions. Finally, Gatsby shows that he is a careless and dangerous person since he uses his money to achieve his actions. While, there are many careless people in The Great Gatsby, none are a more careless and dangerous character than Tom.
To begin, Tom is a very careless and dangerous character due to his wealth since he cheated on Daisy, is abusive to his mistress, and does little to stop the affair between his wife and Gatsby. To begin, it is known very early in the book that Tom is having an obvious affair with Myrtle, and does not feel any remorse about cheating on his wife. For instance, this can be seen at the dinner party with Tom, Daisy, Nick and Jordan when Myrtle continues to call the house, "the telephone rang inside, startlingly, and as Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects,
To begin, Tom is a very careless and dangerous character due to his wealth since he cheated on Daisy, is abusive to his mistress, and does little to stop the affair between his wife and Gatsby. To begin, it is known very early in the book that Tom is having an obvious affair with Myrtle, and does not feel any remorse about cheating on his wife. For instance, this can be seen at the dinner party with Tom, Daisy, Nick and Jordan when Myrtle continues to call the house, "the telephone rang inside, startlingly, and as Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects,