Tom by Ailsa McCreadie https://padlet.com/amccreadie/Tom 1. 3 words to describe Tom 2. 3 quotes to show it (and when they happen) 3. 3 stylistic devices 4. Link to context (what is Fitzgerald saying) en-us 2016-02-25 19:51:22 UTC 2025-12-10 13:22:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Roberto Yepes https://padlet.com/amccreadie/Tom/wish/97408521 1. Hulking, Materialist, Player
2. "Among various physical accomplishments, had been one of the most powerful ends that ever played football at New Haven—a national figure in a way, one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savors of anti-cli- max.". When in the novel it is introduced Tom Buchannan.
"He nodded sagely. "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." The first time Myrtle was introduced in the novel. 
3. Symbolism with Tom's horses: symbolism
4. Link to the Materialism in the 1920s that old/new money families reflected. 


]]> 2016-02-25 20:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/amccreadie/Tom/wish/97408521 Angelina Raganato https://padlet.com/amccreadie/Tom/wish/104927867 1. Supercilious, liar, superficial
2. - "She's not leaving me!" Tom's words suddenly leaned down over Gatsby. "Certainly not for a common swindler who'd have to steal the ring he put on her finger."
"I won't stand this!" cried Daisy. "Oh, please let's get out." (7.275-281)
- He broke off defiantly. "What if I did tell him? That fellow had it coming to him. He threw dust into your eyes just like he did in Daisy's, but he was a tough one. He ran over Myrtle like you'd run over a dog and never even stopped his car."
There was nothing I could say, except the one unutterable fact that it wasn't true. (9.142-43)
3. symbolism: the dog that he gave to myrtle (MATERIALISM)
4. In 1920's people care more how they look, what they have  and to approach the American Dream. This was to have a family, being rich and being from the high class. Tom is from the old money people, therefore he al ready was rich and had everything, and he represents the superficiality from that class.




]]> 2016-04-10 16:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/amccreadie/Tom/wish/104927867 Rodrigo https://padlet.com/amccreadie/Tom/wish/104964887 1. Dominant, aggressive, arrogant
2. "straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner."
"Two shining, arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face, and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward"
"It was a body capable of enormous leverage—a cruel body." (pg. 1).
3. Use of Nick's narrative voice to convince the audience.
4. Fitzgerald is criticizing the Old Money values, by saying that they lacked humanity, that they should not be the goal of anyone. ]]> 2016-04-11 02:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/amccreadie/Tom/wish/104964887 Laura Chaves Garcia  https://padlet.com/amccreadie/Tom/wish/104969322

1.Arrogant / condescending / Insecure 

2. Arrogant: "She's not leaving me!" Tom's words suddenly leaned down over Gatsby. "Certainly not for a common swindler who'd have to steal the ring he put on her finger."
"I won't stand this!" cried Daisy. "Oh, please let's get out." (7.275-281)


Condescending : "Self-control!" repeated Tom incredulously. "I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that's the idea you can count me out […] Nowadays people begin by sneering at family life and family institutions, and next they'll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white."
Flushed with his impassioned gibberish, he saw himself standing alone on the last barrier of civilization. (7.222-230)

 Insecure: He nodded sagely. "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." (7.251-252)


3.   Symbolism of the dog: The dog he gave to Myrtle, represents the materialistic view he had, and also represent his insecurity. How his feelings depended on objects rather than people, the reason why he couldn't trust anyone. 

Hyperbole: Tom often uses this stylistic device in order to express himself: “Mr. Nobody from Nowhere”. Due to this stylistic device, the reader is able to see how Tom is fragile, and has the necessity to express himself in an extravagant way to be sure of himself, and at the same time, make others feel insecure. 

4. Through Toms characterisation, Fitzgerald presents the “old money” society of the Roaring 20s. He criticises those who made the American Dream unachievable, as he presents them to the reader as persons who are incapable of understanding the basic necessities of life. ]]> 2016-04-11 03:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/amccreadie/Tom/wish/104969322