Character sketch - Tom Bunchanan, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Character sketch Tom Buchanan
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fizgerald
Thomas ,,Tom" Buchanan is a wealthy husband of Daisy Buchanan. They live on East Egg and are both
connected to Nick Carraway, the novel's narrator. Daisy is Nick's cousin and Tom was once a member of his
social club at Yale. Tom was a football player, enjoys polo and is a racist.
Nick describes Tom's appearance quite well: ,,He was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard
mouth and a supercilious manner. Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave
him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward. Not even the effeminate swank of his riding clothes
could hide the enormous power of that body -- he seemed to fill those glistening boots until he strained the top
lacing, and you could see a great pack of muscle shifting when his shoulder moved ...
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