Chapter 2

Select a passage that develops a character.

"The fact that he had one was insisted upon wherever he was known. His acquaintances resented the fact that he turned up in popular restaurants with her and, leaving her at a table, sauntered about, chatting with whomsoever he knew. Though I was curious to see her, I had no desire to meet her — but I did. I went up to New York with Tom on the train one afternoon, and when we stopped by the ashheaps he jumped to his feet and, taking hold of my elbow, literally forced me from the car.
“We’re getting off,” he insisted. “I want you to meet my girl.”(Fitzgerald 24).

This passage highlights the character of Tom Buchanan. We can take note that Tom is characterized as selfish because he only thinks of himself. In this passage it says that Tom would leave her (Daisy) at the table and go socialize with whomever he knew while at restaurants.  This sentence highlights his selfishness and disloyalty. Also, his affair with Myrtle says a lot about his feelings for his wife. This shows he does not love his wife, Daisy. Tom comes off as an arrogant person who is powerful but not happy. This adds negativity to the novel as a whole. The reader will learn to dislike Tom hence allowing the reader to foreshadow only negative events including Tom.