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Tom has a very distinct arrogance about him.  With this also comes lying and "stretching the truth" in order to cover up some of his hidden affairs. Tom condones his affair by saying "And what's more, I love Daisy too. Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself, but I always come back, and in my heart I love her all the time." (Fitzgerald 138). Tom uses this excuse and many others in order to justify his affair and play it down to "making a fool of [him]self".

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No matter how we look at Tom Buchanan, he always finds a way into the story without making a big impact.  He uses all of his assets (money, charm, past) to affect each character in their own way.  We see this when Daisy marries Tom because of his money and past career as a football career. Tom is the base for the novel and Fitzgerald has built all of the other characters off of Tom's actions.

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Although it may not seem like Tom wants to start issues, he enjoys the power that comes with instigating problems.   Tom is always looking for a way to be one step ahead of the other person.  Whether it's Gatsby or Daisy, he becomes obsessed with the control and he will do anything and everything it takes to gain power, even if that means instigating.  We see this again with the car switch and how it led to problems.

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Tom Buchanan likes to have control in every situation, even if it doesn't make sense. This most likely comes from his wealth because in this time period, people with a lot of money had power in industry. Tom feels like this power also transfers to his everyday life and marriage. This is shown when Tom wants to take Gatsby's car when going into New York. This was seen as a power move showing he trusts Gatsby with Daisy but he has them drive his car to show that he still "owns" her.

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Throughout the novel, Tom is sexist toward women. He treats them as lesser and sees them as an object. He thinks that women are less intelligent as well. We see this when Tom buys Myrtle the dog and calls it a bitch. This shows how Tom thinks that Myrtle's decisions  do not matter and will not affect him because they are irrelevant.  Tom indirectly shows his misogynistic side when Daisy says "That's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool," (Fitzgerald 21). This quote shows how Tom has made Daisy feel like a fool throughout their whole marriage by making Daisy feel stupid and foolish. Tom has driven her to feel this way.

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Tom Buchanan is seeing another woman while he is already in a marriage. He seems okay with it and doesn't seem like he feels unfaithful for doing it. However, I believe that secretly he feels some guilt for doing this to Daisy especially because she knows about it. This is shown when Tom says "It does her good to get away," (Fitzgerald 30).  In this quote, Tom is trying to justify the fact that he is seeing another woman by saying that he is helping her.  He lies to himself to make him feel better about the fact that he is really having an affair outside of his marriage.

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Tom is very cocky and arrogant.  Whenever he is in the room, he believes that he is the best one there. He is brash with his money when he says "Here's your money.  Go and buy ten more dogs with it" (Fitzgerald 32). He is very arrogant because he believes that he can always get what he wants because of his money. This is exemplified when Myrtle explains to Nick how her and Tom first met. She made him sound like he was very confident and made her come to him. Overall, Tom is overconfident and arrogant but sometimes it can make him seem charming.

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Tom has always seen himself "above" everyone else. So, when someone disagrees with what he says and/or believes he gets very angry and is unable to control his temper. Tom loses control when Fitzgerald writes "Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand," (Fitzgerald 41). Tom has his own bubble around him and if anyone "pops" it he loses his temper.