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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 200%"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 200%"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%">It is the pursuit, use, and maintenance of power that controls the actions of the characters in <em>The Great Gatsby.</em> The strategies that are used to acquire this power and the forms of power are diverse, yet it is power none the less that peaks as a theme to the reader. The characters Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby, and Nick come from different backgrounds and yet the power they hold or wish to hold still tie them together. Tom uses a forceful power that involves his strength, both physical and otherwise. Yet, Gatsby in comparison thirsts for a power that is more reliant on inner strength and devotion. Even Nick who appears to be a blunt narrator uses his intellectual power to draw extensive understanding of social dynamics.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 200%"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%"> Tom Buchanan constantly showed that power could be obtained and used through force. He used both his social and physical strength to gain the power of control that he used to manipulate his wife, his mistress, and even his peers. It is stated that “His family was enormously wealthy” which came from the older ties and prestige that leant his power of title or social standing. He used this title to first attract Daisy and then keep her from the loving arms of the “new money” Gatsby.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%">If his social standing did not bring him what he wanted Tom could use his “enormous power of that body”, as a way of physically convincing those around him to submit to his dominance. He is described in the book as someone with “a great pack of muscle shifting when his shoulder moved under his thin coat. It was a body capable of enormous leverage-a cruel body.” His body is cruel and harsh which seems to show that he is capable of physical dominance of those around him. Even under his coat a pack of muscle cannot be hidden, much in the way that Tom’s power cannot be hidden.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%">Tom’s physical and social power of manipulation and control is shown through his action s and mannerisms. Tom’s character is forceful and aggressive. It was described that Tom had a “hard mouth and supercilious manner. Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the appearance of always leaning aggressively forward.” His body was not only fearful but the fact that he was open to flaunting it with allowing for the appearance of leaning forward shows that he is knowledgeable of the fact that he can intimidate others. With his strong physicality and limit of guilt towards those who were beneath his station Tom was physically rough with other characters. For example, “He walked quickly over to Wilson and standing in front of his seized his firmly by the upper arms.” Also, “making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand.’ Then he made a harsh sound in his throat and with a violent, thrusting movement of his powerful arms pushed his way through.” He was able to control what Mr. and Mrs. Wilson said as well as call attention to himself when he said, “Listen to me!’ muttered Tom fiercely.” </span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%">Tom used his physical and social power when he felt that he was challenged by those he considered weaker than himself. He controlled Daisy’s feelings for Gatsby, he physically controlled his mistress Myrtle, and he even pushed around Nick and Mr. Wilson in order to get the two men to bend to his will.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 200%"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%"> Gatsby had an inner power that fed everything he did in his life. It was the inner power that had transformed him from James Gatz to Jay Gatsby and it was this inner power that kept him fighting for the one thing he wanted above all else, Daisy.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 200%"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%"> Unlike Tom’s brute power Gatsby’s innerpower of will and determination seemed more refined. When others would give up on a situation it was Gatsby who kept moving forward to bring him closer to the past. For example, when the book stated, “left him standing there in the moonlight-watching over nothing.” His forelorn actions seemed to show his desperation that was contained inside of his continuous power. Like in the statement, “He put his hands in his coat pockets and turned back eagerly to his scrutiny of the house, as though my presence marred the sadness of the vigil.” Gatsby was out to prove that he was somebody first through the eyes of the world and then through the eyes of Daisy. He is caught saying “I didn’t want you to think I was just some nobody. You see I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad thing that happened to me.”</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 200%"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%">“Who is he?’ I demanded. “Do you know?”</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%">Those around him could tell that there was something great about Gatsby. Mos believed it was his wealth and his title, and yet nick after closer review saw the real reason behind Gatsby’s greatness. His real greatness came from his very inner being. The part of him that would barely show except through his smile.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; line-height: 200%"><em><span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%">“He smiled understandingly-much more that understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it that you may come across four or five times in a life. It faces- or seemed to face- the whole external world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just so far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you would like to believe in yourself and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey.”</span></em></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 200%"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 200%"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%">“But I am slow thinking and full of interior rules that act as brakes on my desires, and I knew that first I had to get myself definitely out of that tangle back home.”</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 200%"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%">“Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.”</span></div> </div>
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