In the beginning of the chapter, the narrator, Nick Carraway, tells that he moved to West Egg Long Island, which is the less fashionable side compared to East Egg. Even though he recently just moved there, when a newer resident asked for directions, Nick felt like an original settler. Later on, Nick goes to have dinner at Tom and Daisy Buchanans's house, the former his friend and the latter his cousin. During their conversation, Tom brings up the novel "The Rise of the Colored Empires'" by Goddard and discusses white supremacy. At the end of the chapter, Nick sees Gatsby on the lawn, but decides not to bother him because Nick felt that Gatsby wanted to be alone.
Character: Tom Buchanans
"This fellow has worked out the whole thing. It's up to us, who are the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things." (Fitzgerald 21)
Tom seems like a snobbish, rich, unfaithful, and racist person. Tom's racism is shown through the quote above. He believes in white supremacy and believes white people are the chosen race. His unfaithfulness is portrayed through his affair with another woman in New York while being married to Daisy. Furthermore, his wealth is described through him living in East Egg.
Tom's role in the novel is to be the arrogant and snobbish character who only cares about himself. When he speaks to Daisy, he speaks in a demanding way. While Nick and Daisy were in the middle of a conversation, Tom interrupts and demands Daisy what Nick and she were talking about. Additionally, he tells Nick to not believe anything she says.
Quote: "I told him. And as I walked on I was lonely no longer. I was a guide, a pathfinder, and original settler."
The quote stood out to me because this summed up what we learned about last semester about immigration. Not only was this excuse used a long time ago, but it is still used today in the immigration problems of Arizona. "I have been here in America longer than you have. You have no right to take away our jobs, etc." People always use that excuse even though at one time, they too at one time were shunned the same way.
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