Internal Conflict a brewing

" As for Tom, the fact that he "had some woman in New York" was really less surprising than that he had been depressed by a book. Something was making him nibble at the edge of stale ideas as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished his peremptory heart." pg. 14

Tom always puts off a vibe of absolute confidence in all that he says and does. His gruff manner is not always supposed to be taken threateningly but rather that is just how he is. He is a man who is full of testosterone and wants more from life. Nick even sees the conflict of unrest brewing in him. One could also tell from the the beginning when Nick gave the background of the Buchanans. He said that they travelled around the world only settling down briefly before picking up and leaving yet again. I think this quote exemplifies this unrest that fills him. It is why he seeks pleasure else where and unfaithful to Daisey, who obviously knows of the affair. It makes me less and less sympathetic because he is just another dumb rich man who has so much money he does not know what to do with it and is therefore restless with thoughts and ideas of what he should be doing.