Similarities Between The Great Gatsby And Tom Buchanan

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“The Great Gatsby”

George Wilson, and Tom Buchanan are far more alike than it seems, because of their attitudes toward women, their ways of showing violence, and their reactions to being cheated on. Tom Buchanan and George wilson have very similar attitudes toward women They are both very controlling. Neither one of them seem to care too much about women in general. George cries “oh my god” over and over when his wife is hit by a car, but its not because she was hit with the car, its because he realizes his wife was cheating on him. Tom thinks Myrtle and Daisy should do anything for him. While Tom was talking to Gatsby he is fighting about Daisy’s love for him. Tom says, "I can't speak about what happened five years ago, because I didn't