Briefly, I would define meta-culture as a systems approach to the problem of human culture, both generally defined as a theoretical and central anthropological concept, and defined in an applied and methodological sense in the various forms that metacultural application might take.
General Tom Thumb. Charles Sherwood Stratton (January 4, 1838 â July 15, 1883), better known by his stage name General Tom Thumb, was a little person who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. 1 Childhood and early life.
Tom is an elitist. He thinks he is better than most people. When Nick is talking with Tom, Daisy, and Jordan in the first chapter, it quickly becomes clear that Tom is self-involved, proud, and, yes, a racist. Daisy uses the word uncivilized and Tom strikes at this opportunity to bring up the topic of civilization.