How do readers view tom buchanan as a result of his behavior in the novel's opening chapters?

readers immediately realize that tom is a kind person who makes poor decisions.

readers immediately understand that tom is a perceptive friend.

readers immediately recognize that tom is a cruel bully.

readers immediately see that tom is a victim of his own good nature.

daisy takes the easy way out by marrying tom when problems arise in her relationship with gatsby after world war i, while gatsby

dedicates himself entirely to reinventing himself and winning daisy back

falls back on his family's great wealth and status to him convince daisy to leave tom

leaves for europe and tries to forget daisy by serving in world war i

retreats into a life of crime because he does not believe he deserves anything better