Tom+Buchanan

Tom Buchanan is the worst character in __The Great Gatsby__ because he was a rotten, angry man who cheated on his wife and was simply mean to everyone around him. On page seven of the novel, Tom implies that he is "more of a man" than Nick. When Myrtle says Daisy's name against Tom's wishes, Tom does not handle the situation with talk or logic, he slugs the woman in the nose with his open palm. After Daisy accidentally runs Myrtle over in Gatsby's car, Tom assumes Gatsby killed Myrtle and rats Gatsby out to George Wilson who obviously had the intention of murdering whoever killed his wife. Tom is a rude, mean, cheating, snobby, rich and "careless" person.