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In the book The Great Gatsby How does Tom sense that Gatsby is a Bootlegger?
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∙ 7y ago
Tom senses that Gatsby is a bootlegger from his lavish parties, mysterious sources of wealth, and his association with shady characters like Meyer Wolfsheim. Gatsby's inability to recognize the social cues and norms expected by the old money elite also contribute to Tom's suspicion.
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∙ 7y agoWhen Nick asks Tom where he had heard that Gatsby is a bootlegger, Tom says "I didn't hear it. I imagined it. A lot of these newly rich people are just big bootleggers" (114). Gatsby is very visibly successful: he displays an ostentatious opulence in his parties, his house, and even the way he dresses. Tom distrusts anyone who could have so much money and show it as Gatsby does. It would annoy Tom that anyone could "get rich quick," and he would immediately attribute doing so to talents that are unsavory or at least denigrate the talents any other many might evince. That is why he says "just," indicating success as a bootlegger does not count as real success. Tom is prejudiced, narrow minded, arrogant, and violent as well, quick to criticize others, especially if it makes him feel more powerful, more manly.
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∙ 10y agoHe was Max Gerlach, a bootlegger and used car salesman..I forget in which order
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∙ 12y agoDuring a heated conversation with Tom in New York. City, Tom accuses him of it and Gatsby says "so what?".
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The Great Gatsby.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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