Character: Tom Buchanan (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Define 'old money'
Define 'old money'
Inherited wealth with established social position
What Tom Buchanan represents
What Tom Buchanan represents
Worst aspects of America's privileged elite
Define 'The Lost Generation'
Define 'The Lost Generation'
Those who came of age during WWI, left disillusioned after
Tom's toxic masculinity trait
Tom's toxic masculinity trait
Uses physical strength & dominance to control/intimidate others
Tom's insult for Gatsby
Tom's insult for Gatsby
'Mr. Nobody from Nowhere' - shows class prejudice
Tom's peak achievement
Tom's peak achievement
Star football player at Yale - 'most powerful ends'
Nature of Tom-Myrtle affair
Nature of Tom-Myrtle affair
Exploitative - she seeks escape, he wants control/entertainment
How Tom shows violence to Myrtle
How Tom shows violence to Myrtle
Breaks her nose when she mentions Daisy's name
Tom & Daisy's marriage type
Tom & Daisy's marriage type
Social arrangement, not romantic - based on status not love
Buchanans' 'vast carelessness' means
Buchanans' 'vast carelessness' means
They retreat into privilege after causing destruction
Tom's hypocrisy about self-control
Tom's hypocrisy about self-control
Demands it from others but shows none himself
1924 Immigration Act significance
1924 Immigration Act significance
Restricted immigration, reflects Tom's racial anxiety context
'The Rise of the Colored Empire'
'The Rise of the Colored Empire'
Book Tom discusses - pseudoscientific racism
Tom's body described as
Tom's body described as
'Cruel body' with 'enormous power' - intimidating presence
Tom's core problem despite wealth
Tom's core problem despite wealth
Lacks purpose/meaning, causing restless destructive behavior