Tom Buchanan is very similar to Daisy Buchanan in caring only for himself. Tom is a racist, arrogant and adulterous. Tom displays his racism very proudly and doesn't care who knows it. For example, when Toms says, “Well, it's a good book and everyone should read it. The idea is that if we are not careful, the white race will be completely swamped” (Fitzgerald 16). Tom Buchanan is very rude and despises people who are not of his own race. As you continue reading, the reader will see, “Later in the novel, during his discussion with Gatsby, Buchanan uses 'black-white intermarriage,' as a sign of the decay of various social and cultural institutions” (Lena 50) . Tom doesn't respect people of different colors. Tom puts himself in a high position: "And not only is Tom unable to relate directly to the natural world, but he is also unable to relate directly to others outside of his class and race" (Lehan "Civilization's Going to Pieces" 86). Tom is very arrogant towards different races and people of different social standing. Within the novel we can see: “Tom's violent attitudes towards those he deems inferior are evident not only in his own, but also through sexist encounters with his wife Daisy, and his lover du jour, Myrtle Wilson, an aspiring social climber” (Tunc 72 ). Tom himself also said: “Just last year. I went there with another girl” (Fitzgerald 38). This statement in itself proves that Tom Buchanan is not a faithful husband to his beloved wife Daisy Buchanan. Once we see this, we realize, “So when we think of Tom Buchanan as a power broker in this novel, we must realize that the system of power he manipulates is one that has come at the end of a long series of different systems of power" (Lehan "Civilizati...... middle of paper ......ngs Every The Great Gatsby Buff Should Know." 2013. Web."Careless People: Daisy Fay." The Great Gatsby: I limits of wonder. Richard Daniel Lehan. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990. Twayne's Masterwork Studies 36. Twayne's Authors on GVRL Web. 15 April 2014. Lehan, Civilization's Going to Pieces Limits of Wonder. Richard Daniel Lehan. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1990. 58-66. Twayne's Authors on GVRL. April 15, 2014. "N.J., 'The Great Gatsby'." . January 3, 2013: 38. General OneFile. Web. April 15, 2014. Whitaker, Clare. "5 Things You Didn't Know About F. Scott Fitzgerald 2013. Web. Will, Barbara. "The Great Gatsby and the Obscene Word." University Literature 32.4 (2005): 125+. Literary Resource Center. Network. April 15. 2014.