Much competition arises from the money and ambition of varying characters.
Take a look at Tom: His money is old. He doesn't have to work for it, he just has it. He lives his life as an arrogant man having his wife and mansion in one place while his mistress accompanies him to weekends of fun times in New York City. He has servants, he shows Nick the entirety of their georgeous property, he rides horses for fun, and he is stinkin' filthy rich. This has made him self-centered, self-serving, and uncaring to his wife.
Take a look at Gatsby: This man may have had an honest life in any profession, but because he thought he knew money would earn him a relationship with Daisy, he pursued it like crazy, to the point of illegal activity. I don't know where you are in the novel, so I won't spoil it, but Gatsby's rumored to be a bad man in some ways, and in one way, its entirely true.
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