Everything is perfect through his narrow-minded eyes, until his wife and mistress begin to escape his firm grip. Tom and his wife, Daisy, live the American dream of all the characters; Old money, family, power, but he's not satisfied. Nick tells the reader that Tom is implying, "Now don't think that my opinion on these matters is final, just because I'm stronger and more of a man than you" (page 7). Nick sees Tom's obvious dominance and aggression towards him and notices it back, although not vocally. Another example of his dominance is when Daisy comments on her consequences "for marrying a brutal man, a very big strong one..." Toms wants to be superior to all the other characters, and proves it (page 12). Until he begins to see an imbalance in his corrupted dream. Tom considers Daisy one of his possessions, so when Gatsby comes into the picture, he wants to be on top of Gatsby if something goes wrong. He has “made a little investigation into your affairs — and… [he] will take it further tomorrow” (page 131). Tom exposes Gatsby about his affairs, trying to keep him away from Daisy. If Tom loses to Gatsby, his American dream is ruined. Therefore, he tries to appear bigger than he really is. After that, Myrtle is hit by Gatsby's car, so Tom assumes it was Gatsby. He quickly