In The Great Gatsby we are faced with two extremely rich men, a beautiful wife and a lover. Jay Gatsby, a very mysterious man, extremely rich and well known for his parties, is very interesting as well as spontaneous. Tom Buchanan, a man enriched by being a professional polo player and having a generous inheritance, is very bitter and somewhat cynical. Daisy, a beautiful young woman and Tom's wife, is very carefree but is also in love with Gatsby, almost as much as she loves Tom's money. I believe that Gatsby and Tom are very different in how they earned their money. . Tom is more traditional, proper, and proud of his money because that's how he was raised. Gatsby on the other hand, has the "new money" effect and is more exuberant and carefree with his money than Tom. Tom behaves as he does, for example he cheats on Daisy because of the normality in his life, day after day nothing changes. While every day in Gatsby's life is different, he throws big parties and lives a very pleasant life, which makes it easier for him to focus on Daisy instead of seeking distractions from the norm. Daisy and Myrtle also live very different lives, Daisy lives in a very lavish house, full of servants and she is waited on hand and foot. Myrtle lives in a small gas station and is very poor, with her husband working hard all day. However they have ways in which they are similar, they both have abusive and crazy husbands. In one scene, “You did it, Tom,” he said accusingly. "I know you didn't mean to do it, but you did. This is what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great, hulking, hulking physical specimen…." Myrtle's husband punches her in the face throughout the book, and Tom continues to... middle of paper... when Gatsby or Tom arrive somewhere, they seem to be treated like royalty and that's a cliché for that time. Another main factor that separates Tom. and Gatsby is Daisy, and the way they treat her. Tom has all these servants looking after Daisy at all times, where Gatsby says that if Daisy were his he would show her a lot more personal attention, take her on holidays and show her another. side to the lavish lifestyle she lives, where the other person actually cares about her. Myrtle's life seems very reserved, especially the way she interacts with Tom, this is influenced a lot by his money and his desire to get a share of it; Tom and Myrtle also had a brief violent spat "Daisy! Daisy!" Mrs. Wilson shouted. “I'll say it whenever I want! Daisy! Come on ––“. Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand.