Selfish People

Selfish people are people that you do not want to be around. They usually don't like to share their things with other people and are really cheap. People who are selfish don't really have a lot of friends and if they do their friends are as selfish as they are or they probably don't care about them. Selfish people only care about themselves and no one else. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selfish)

Tom is a good example of a selfish person. He is very selfish and he doesn't really care about his wife Daisy nor his mistress Myrtle. He also uses Myrtle only for his selfish needs. He only cares and looks out for himself. He acts very selfish towards Nick when he talks to him, he tries to always put him down. He thinks that he is better than everyone else. He is not liked by many people because of how selfish he is and the kind of person he is. Tom is very arrogant and stubborn too. Some people are afraid of him.

Jordan Baker is another character in The Great Gatsby that is selfish. She lies about pretty much everything and cheats a lot when she plays golf. She lies to get what she wants and only cares about herself and constantly leads Nick on. She is very self-centered and always bends the truth. She likes to gossip and is a people pleaser; and it's very selfish of her to gossip about other people just so people can like her and make her more popular and build up her reputation.