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1. • • Nick knows Tom Buchanan from their undergraduate days at Yale where Tom had been a standout football player. They were in the same senior society, and Nick explains that though they were not close, he sensed that Tom "approved of" him and wanted him to "like him with some harsh, defiant wistfulness of his own."
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   How does Nick describe Tom?

   • Further, to describe Tom as being capable of enormous leverage seems to imply that Nick feels as though Tom would be quite willing to hold something over someone, even to influence or coerce someone into doing or believing something. Tom is presented as manipulative and entitled.

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   How does Nick describe Tom Buchanan in the Great Gatsby?

   • In The Great Gatsby, how does Nick describe Tom Buchanan? Quick answer: Nick describes Tom Buchanan as a brutal, arrogant man, emphasizing his physical dominance and cruel behavior. Tom's wealth insulates him from moral accountability, allowing him to act with impunity, as seen in his infidelities and violent actions.

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   What is Nick's tone in describing Tom?

   • Nick's tone in describing Tom reveals feelings of envy, resentment, and fear. He uses snarky and rude language, indicating jealousy of Tom's wealth and ease. Nick's descriptions of Tom as "cruel," "arrogant," and "capable of enormous leverage" suggest contempt and disapproval, portraying Tom as manipulative, entitled, and intimidating.

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   How does Nick describe Tom as a person without an identity?

   • When Nick describes Tom as a person without an identity, he disregards the fact that Tom is a husband and a father, as well as a lover. The fact that Nick ignores Tom’s current roles, which are all masculine ideals, could suggest that Nick sees these roles as inadequate.

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   Why does Nick resent Tom?

   • Nick's resentment of Tom's wealth and sense of entitlement may stem from this difference in their backgrounds. Nick points out to the reader that Tom was a college athlete, describing Tom in physical terms that suggest Tom is an intimidating figure both on and off the football field.

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   How does Nick describe the other male characters in Gatsby & Tom?

   • Through his description of the other male characters in the novel, Nick reveals what qualities he sees as desirable. In other words, Nick’s portrayals of Gatsby and Tom, as well as of George Wilson, are also portrayals of himself. Nick’s struggle to find his masculine self takes the form of a journey.

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   Quick answer: Nick's tone in describing Tom reveals feelings of envy, resentment, and fear. He uses snarky and rude language, indicating jealousy of Tom's wealth and ease.

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   Aug 21, 2023 · Quick answer: Nick describes Tom Buchanan as a brutal, arrogant man, emphasizing his physical dominance and cruel behavior. Tom's wealth insulates him from moral...

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   Tom’s brutish personality relates to the larger arc of his life. According to Nick, Tom peaked very early in his life. He was a nationally known football star in his youth, but after his time in the spotlight ended and fame faded away, everything else in Tom’s life felt like “an anticlimax.”

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   Nick describes him as: one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savours of anti-climax. Immorality and promiscuity. Tom is a...

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   By implying that Tom lacks an acceptable masculine identity, Nick questions Tom’s position within the boundaries of patriarchy. When Nick describes Tom as a person without an identity, he disregards the fact that Tom is a husband and a father, as well as a lover.

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   Nick sees neither Gatsby nor Daisy for several weeks after their reunion at Nick’s house. Stopping by Gatsby’s house one afternoon, he is alarmed to find Tom Buchanan there. Tom has stopped for a drink at Gatsby’s house with Mr. and Mrs. Sloane, with whom he has been out riding.

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   Feb 26, 2012 · nick describes nick as a man from the midwest, a yale graduate, a world war 1 veteran and a resident of west egg. he is gatsby's next door nieghbor and a bonds salesman. What is Tom Buchanana's past and how is it.