Throughout the book The Great Gatsby, Tom Buchanan is a clear antagonist towards Gatsby. Gatsby's main goal throughout the book is to reestablish his relationship with Daisy. Tom Buchanan being married to Daisy stands in the way though, and this makes him the antagonist of the situation. After the war Daisy left Gatsby to marry Tom, and they have been together for 5 years. This is a big obstacle, and opposing force for Gatsby. Although Tom is cheating on Daisy he finds it unacceptable for Daisy to do the same to him. When Daisy starts to leave to meet with Gatsby Tom becomes suspicious of her actions. He begins to see how they connect with each other when they are together, and he begins to connect the dot. Tom becomes skeptical of Daisy's interactions with Gatsby near the end of the novel, and begins to get frustrated. Eventually Gatsby and Tom come into direct confrontation with each other after they all go out to dinner with each other, and the issue is brought up. Tom is the only thing standing in the way of Daisy and Gatsby, and Tom believes Daisy will stay faithful to him. He gives her the freedom to decide and Daisy takes sides with Gatsby. Although it seems Gatsby has beaten the antagonist in the end Daisy still ends up with Tom.
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