Tom vs. Gatsby

In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the plot has become, at the moment anyway, centered around Gatsby's chase for Daisy.  The one notable problem in his attempts is the SHE IS MARRIED.  The only saving grace is that she is married to Tom Buchanan, who so far seems to be a slim bag jerk.  The scene the reader met him we was proudly cheating on his wife, and it was discussed that he would leave his wife if the circumstances were right.  He is neglectful and overall doesn't seem like the ideal man for her.  The other man trying to win her heart is Gatsby.  He has loved Daisy for an extended amount of time now, and though he begins his relationship with her awkwardly, he is able to find footing and become a fun person to her.  Gatsby is very proud of his small relationship with her, as opposed to Tom's almost being ashamed of this marriage to her.  Gatsby was happy and excited to party with her, and he was "surprised by [Gatsby's] graceful, conservative fox-trot- [Nick] had never seen him dance before," (Fitzgerald, 105).  This action likely made Gatsby rather uncomfortable, yet he loved Daisy enough to have fun with her in spite of himself.  The obvious good guy in this love triangle is Gatsby, and hopefully he can get the girl in the end.