了不起的盖茨比 人物分析--汤姆

• Do you want to marry this kind of people? • Why or why not?
Analyze the role of The Great Gatsby
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Old money
hulking
aggressive
confrontation violence racist
gruffly
savagely
roughly
The writer use like “old money” “hulking” ”aggressive” “confrontation” “violence” “racist” ”gruffly” “savagely” and “roughly” these word evaluative words to describe Tom’ s rude and savage. Due to he have many wealth and in upper-class, he always think highly of himself and become a horrible one-upmanship , he feel he can do whatever he want to do and doesn’t care others’ feelings. He also doesn’t know respect other people.
“…his head moving sharply here and there, adapting itself to his restless eyes.”
Although he at upper-class , that still can’t give him a sense of security and relax. On the contrary, he feels apprehensive. We can find that his aggressiveness is fake.
His mistress
His desire and ambition drive he to flirt with different woman.
Tom is a despicable man. When myrtle dead, he deny their degrading relationship and pass the buck to Gatsby.
“Mr. Gatsby!, he put out his broad, flat hand with well concealed dislike. I’m glad to see you.”
He is disgusted, but pretend to be happy. This exposed his hypocrisy and blackness.
The second-generation rich
Flaunt the considerable wealth online
His dog
Gossip
TypeBiblioteka Baidu
• With knowledge and successful 20% • A black sheep(man about town) 50% • let nature take its course (let it be) 18% • The father and the son both decays 12%
“I’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things.”
Although Tom has unnumbered wealth, he is anomic and his mind is empty, just like a walking dead. The luxurious life can cover his loneliness and cause sad emotion.
His wife
He is afraid lose Daisy. In fact, he always love his wife, when Myrtle said Daisy’s name, Tom swatted her. That’s prove he just because boring to find mistress.
“Old money”
Old money is "the inherited wealth of established upper-class families or "a person, family, or lineage possessing inherited wealth". The term typically describes a class of the rich who've been able to maintain their wealth over multiple generations, often referring to perceived members of the de facto aristocracy in societies which for historical reasons lack an officially established aristocratic class.