Tom Buchanan by Jacob Frier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31 Man of Power en-us 2017-02-02 19:50:35 UTC 2025-12-21 00:49:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png Tom's only concerns are his pride and his position of power jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/151955656 2017-02-06 19:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/151955656 The Power of Cheating jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152538278 Sterling Casil, Amy. "David Petraeus Affair: 5 Simple Reasons Why Powerful Men Cheat". Arts.Mic, accessed  8 Feburary 2017. https://mic.com/articles/18997/david-petraeus-affair-5-simple-reasons-why-powerful-men-cheat#.6iYTgpyjR]]> 2017-02-08 17:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152538278 Tom's Car jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152738411 "Tom Buchanan's Car". Space Place and Cars. http://spaceplaceandcars.weebly.com/the-garage.html]]> 2017-02-09 11:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152738411 Tension between Tom and Gatsby jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152739555 "Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan Argue." Youtube, uploaded by Animation on Fox, 20 Nov. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD5g1CytYO0]]> 2017-02-09 11:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152739555 The Characteristics of Old Money jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152808909 Ballentine, Lee. "What are the characteristics of "old money" East Coast culture?" Quora, accessed 9 Feb. 2017, https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-characteristics-of-old-money-East-Coast-culture]]> 2017-02-09 15:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152808909 The Power behind Cheating jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152822697 Power is one of the most powerful aphrodisiacs, ad the fact that you can have multiple "objects" or mistresses. Tom's a man who always wants more.]]> 2017-02-09 16:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152822697 Tom and the Color Blue jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152824870 Tom's car is blue, and the color blue can have the connotation of masculinity, depth, and expertise.]]> 2017-02-09 16:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152824870 Tom's Top-Dog Mentality jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152845539 Tom shows one-upmanship on Gatsby. He brags about his life, and how Gatsby is nothing compared to him since Tom is old money.]]> 2017-02-09 17:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152845539 Here is an article about why powerful men cheat on their spouses, more specifically it talks about David Petraeus's affair. jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152849452 2017-02-09 17:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152849452 This blue coupe is like the one Tom owned in the book. jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152852162 2017-02-09 17:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152852162 This is Family Guy's parody of The Great Gatsby. In this Tom is trying to prove that he is better than Gatsby, and show he is alpha male. jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152852742 2017-02-09 17:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152852742 Characteristics of Old Money jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152853994 This article really defines and has correlations to old money traits, and Tom.]]> 2017-02-09 17:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152853994 This is an article on different characteristics that old money collectively have. jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152854246 2017-02-09 17:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152854246 Quote from The Great Gatsby (pg. 11 jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152866201 "Then there was a boom as Tom Buchanan shut the rear windows and the caught wind died out about the room..."
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Scribner, 1925. Print.

]]> 2017-02-09 18:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152866201 Tom's strength and power jfrier https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152867657 This quote shows that Tom is a powerful man by the boom that he made when shutting the door. He sort of killed the airy vibe of the room with his forceful tactics of closing.]]> 2017-02-09 18:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jfrier/h5kcgfxgue31/wish/152867657