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soccer21
soccer21

In chapter 7, what has increased Tom's hatred of Gatsby?

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Posted by soccer21 on Monday October 15, 2007 at 5:47 PM and tagged with characters, the great gatsby.

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  1. mrerick Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    I guess I'm a little confused by the question.  Chapter seven is the bulk of Tom's hatred for Gatsby.  This is where he learns of Gatsby and Daisy's prior relationship and has to verbally spar with Gatsby to show who loves Daisy more.  I'm not sure that any real "hatred" existed for Gatsby until this chapter; he was suspicious of the past, but I'm sure he hated Gatsby yet.  Certainly things went downhill for everybody after the hotel fight though.

    Maybe you're viewing the ending of chapter seven as a separate incident from the rest.  In which case, the belief that Gatsby killed Myrtle would lead to his increased anger..

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/great-gatsby/chapter-7-summary-anal...

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    Posted by mrerick on Monday October 15, 2007 at 6:50 PM

  2. ineedanswers25
    ineedanswers25 Student
    High School - 11th Grade

    Gatsby keeps calling Tom old sport which is easily seen as a term of friendship which Tom is not a friend of Gastby

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    Posted by ineedanswers25 on Sunday November 2, 2008 at 10:55 PM

  3. lucyface
    lucyface Student
    High School - 12th Grade

    I think one thing that increased Tom's hatred for Gatsby was the confrontation about Tom's infidelity to Daisy. He doesn't see himself as being wrong for it, whereas he is enraged when he finds out about Gatsby and Daisy.

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    Posted by lucyface on Thursday November 5, 2009 at 7:21 AM