Thursday, June 3, 2010

Selfish People






In the novel, The Great Gatsby, two main character show your selfish nature. These two people are Mr. Jay Gatsby and Mr. Tom Buchanan.






Jay Gatsby shows his selfishness by trying to force Daisy, Tom's wife, to leave Tom and be with Jay. Even though Daisy and Tom don't have the best marriage, they are still a married couple and Jay is trying to intrude into their lives and have Daisy all to himself.






Tom Buchanan shows his selfish nature by having an affair with Mr. Wilson's wife, Myrtle. He's cheating on his wife and in a marriage. He leaves Daisy and satisfy his own selfish needs, when he has a loving wife at home. But he insists on having sex with another person.

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