Nick vs. Tom

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There are numerous types of people in this world. Apart from physical features, it is the characteristics of a person that makes him/her unique. Nick Carraway the narrator of The Great Gatsby has characteristics, which are the total opposite of those of Tom Buchanan, his cousin-in-law. In the novel, the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, uses the comparison between two cousins to show how their differing characteristic reflects the themes of morality and reality versus illusion.

One of Nick's Characteristics, which is incompatible of more with Toms, is that Nick is careful when speaking. On an occasion when Mr. Gatz said something that Nick opposed with, Nick still undecidedly, agreed with him, as to not hurt an old man's feelings; as apparent by this quote: "If he lived, he would have been a great man. A man like James J. Hill. He'd of helped build up the country." "That's true," I said, uncomfortably. (Pg. 176) Tom, who is at the other end of the spectrum, he's careless about what he says; he does not mind if he offends som


eone. At one point, he was rude when paying ten dollars to a dog retailer on the street. " Is it a boy or a girl?" she asked delicately, "That dog. That dog's a boy. (Dog-retailer) "It's a bitch," said Tom decisively. "Here's your money. Go and buy ten more dogs with it."

(Pg. 32) This shows that Tom does not mind if he hurts the feelings of the person to whom he speaks with.

Tom not showing up to his daughter's birth shows how he has no moral value of family. Nick's faithfulness and Tom's unfaithfulness, indicates their morals. Nick has high moral, since he attended Gatsby's funeral; however, or the contrary, Tom's morals are low, since he was not present at his daughter's birth, not for Daisy's sake, and no for Pammy's sake. Therefore it shows how their foundation for their faithfulness reflects the theme of morality. The fact that Nick has a conscience and Tom does not seem to have a sense of right and wrong and gives more depth of morality of these characters. Nicks sensitive conscience proves that he is a clean-hearted person; whereas

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