George Wilson shot and killed Jay Gatsby. That makes him completely responsible for Gatsby's death right? Not exactly. Jay Gatsby's delusions and greed caused him to go on a path of guaranteed self-destruction that he is responsible for. Gatsby developed his desire for material wealth when Dan Cody showed him how easy it was to acquire such wealth.(Fitzgerald 98-99) Ever since then Gatsby has taken any means necessary in order to acquire material wealth and high social status. He met Daisy while he was a high ranking officer in the US army during World War One. Daisy to Gatsby is just another material possession for him to acquire. However, Daisy takes a large sum of money to win over. She likes social status, and while Gatsby was in the army he had that social status, but when Gatsby's leave is over, Daisy marries Tom. Gatsby's delusion of status led him to believe that her marrying Tom will have no effect on his relationship between himself and Daisy, but Gatsby doesn't have the status to acquire Daisy. Gatsby then goes on a path of self-destruction to try and win her over. He throws parties and buys expensive things in attempt to win over Daisy, but because of his residence in West Egg and his inability to fit in with East Egg residents, …show more content…
He didn't however and kept pursuing Daisy in secret arrangements and going as far as telling Tom that she never loved him. Tom easily crushes him and drives home with Daisy in Gatsby's car. Daisy is at the wheel when they drive by Wilson's garage. Myrtle runs to the car to drive away with Tom, but she is run over and killed by Daisy.(Fitzgerald 131-136) Tom tells Wilson that he saw Gatsby's car as that car that ran his wife over, and Wilson then shoots Gatsby. If Gatsby had just stopped his pursuit of Daisy, none of this would have happened. But his own delusion and ambitions led to his
How they treat each other shows how selfish both of them are and how they only care about themselves. Gatsby finds himself falling in love with Daisy, and the idea of her, when he returns to Long Island and discovers the lavish lifestyles that are being led. Jay Gatsby is a man who has been obsessed with the idea of being wealthy ever since the age of seventeen, when he met an older gentleman named Dan Cody. Gatsby was supposed to inherit all of Cody’s money but was cheated out of it at the last minute. Ever since then, Gatsby has been obsessed with the idea of being wealthy and he would do whatever it would take for him to be wealthy. Once Gatsby and Daisy begin a relationship, Bloom points out that, “Gatsby, with his boundless capacity for love, a capacity unique in the sterile world he inhabits, sees that the pursuit of money is a substitute for love. He knows himself well enough to see that his own attraction toward wealth is tied to his love for Daisy.”. It is hard for Gatsby to admit, but it becomes evident to the reader that Gatsby values wealth and status over human love and affection. Gatsby had an obsession with money that unfortunately he was never able to shake, and ultimately led to a lonely life and eventually to his
As a young man, Jay Gatsby was poor with nothing but his love for Daisy. He had attempted to woe her, but a stronger attraction to money led her to marry another man. This did not stop Gatsby’s goal of winning this woman for himself though, and he decided to improve his life anyway he could until he could measure up to Daisy’s standards. He eventually gained connections in what would seem to be the wrong places, but these gave him the opportunity he needed to "get rich quick." Gatsby’s enormous desire for Daisy controlled his life to the point that he did not even question the immorality of the dealings that he involved himself in to acquire wealth. Eventually though, he was able to afford a "castle" in a location where he could pursue Daisy effectively. His life ambition had successfully moved him to the top of the "new money" class of society, but he lacked the education of how to promote his wealth properly. Despite the way that Gatsby flaunted his money, he did catch Daisy’s attention. A chaotic affair followed for a while until Daisy was overcome by pressures from Gatsby to leave her husband and by the realization that she belonged to "old money" and a more proper society.
Tom Buchanan was the wealthy husband of Daisy Buchanan. Tom figuratively loaded the gun that shot Jay Gatsby. After Tom found out about the affair that Jay Gatsby was having with his wife Daisy, he furiously looked for a way to seek revenge on Gatsby. He told Wilson that Gatsby was driving the car that hit and killed Myrtle, Wilson's wife. As if killing Wilsons true love Myrtle was not enough Tom Buchanan accused Ga...
Some people may be wreckless drivers, while some may not be. I believe Daisy is responsible for Gatsby's death because Daisy was driving the car that killed Myrtle, Daisy killing Myrtle caused Tom to kill Gatsby because he thought he was guilty, and Tom and Myrtle's affair could have caused him to go insane.
He becomes determined to get her back. His undying devotion to her is what inspires him to become a man of wealth which he believes will woo Daisy again. He goes to New York and asks Meyer Wolfsheim, who fixed the 1919 World Series, for a job. He goes into the shady business of bootlegging by taking advantage of Prohibition. In just years of doing this, he has acquired a large sum of money and bought a large mansion in West Egg, across to Daisy’s in East Egg. He starts hosting lavish parties and building up a reputation in hopes of getting her attention. He invites his neighbor Nick Carraway, Daisy’s second cousin, to his party. Through Nick’s connection with her, Gatsby finally reconnects with her. He invites her to one of his parties in which he’s attempting to please her. But to his dismay, she ends up disliking it. Nevertheless their affair begins. Daisy invites Nick and Gatsby over for lunch along with her friend, Jordan Baker, and husband, Tom. Following this, the group goes to the Plaza Hotel. In there, Tom, suspicious about their affair, confronts Gatsby about it. Gatsby declares that Daisy loves her more than him. She, reluctant to leave her husband, chooses Tom which disheartens Gatsby. On their drive back, Daisy, using Gatsby’s car, runs over Myrtle, which Gatsby takes the blame for her. Thereupon, he is shot by George Wilson, Myrtle’s husband, after Tom convinces him that he’s the killer. His funeral, consists only of three
Gatsby is a dreamer, he dreams that one day he and Daisy will be able to be together once again. To achieve this dream Gatsby has made himself a rich man. He knows that in order to win Daisy back he must be wealthy and of high social stature. Gatsby becomes rich, has a beautiful mansion, nice things, things like shirts “They’re such beautiful shirts. . . it makes me sad because I’ve never seen such-such beautiful clothes” (pg.98).Gatsby believes his dream will come true because of all the money and nice things he has. The way that Gatsby becomes rich is in a way the demise of his dream. Gatsby becomes wealthy by participating in organized crime, including distributing illegal alcohol and trading in stolen securities. Daisy eventually learns about this and it is one of the reasons she will never again be with Gatsby. The other reason is Daisy a...
...but it seems like Gatsby has assumed the fault of Tom. George not only believes Jay ran over his wife, but also kills Gatsby thinking that Gatsby had an affair with Myrtle. So, it is justiciable to blame Tom for his irresponsibility for Gatsby’s death.
...are shown that Gatsby is prepared to do everything in his power to acquire Daisy’s adoration again, even let her get away with murder and will blindly go to jail for her. This however only leads him to his ultimate doom, as he is killed by Myrtle’s husband, Wilson. He may be a liar, but readers empathize with him as his only fault for being dishonest is his love for Daisy and being so blind to see that she is not worthy of that adoration.
Apparently being wealthy is not all Gatsby wants, but also wants love from Daisy. He loves her so much he wants her to break Tom’s heart and come with him. This man is clever and cold hearted like Lord Voldemort and Sauron. Jordan glanced at Nick and told him in a calm tone, “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay” (Fitzgerald 78). Gatsby’s way of being in love with Daisy is to be a creepy stalker, never giving her space and always spying on her.
A beautiful young lady that possessed the aura of grace, luxury, and sophistication. Attributes that the poor “midwestern” boy always wanted to attain. Gatsby saw Daisy as an embodiment of all his dreams and he instantly fell in love with her. In an attempt to impress Daisy, Gatsby lied about his social status. Claiming he was a wealthy “oxford man”, so that she will see him fit as her sweetheart. They fell in love with each other, but Gatsby had to leave for the war. Daisy did not wait for Gatsby’s return and married a young man from an aristocratic family named Tom Buchanan. The news broke Gatsby’s heart and he decided to dedicate most of his life pursuing Daisy and acquiring the wealth he believed is necessary to win her back. On the earlier parts of the novel, the author made the readers feel such admiration to Gatsby’s relentless pursuit for love. Making his rags to riches tale the epitome of the American dream. From his hard work to earn all the wealth he has, to all the extremely lavish parties he threw for Daisy to notice. The text suggested that Gatsby’s ability to dream and make it seem real
After Gatsby rises into the upper class, he buys his house in West Egg “so that Daisy would be just across the bay" (Fitzgerald 78). Specifically, Gatsby’s house is bought in order to stay closed with Daisy and to make her notice him. Indeed, Gatsby’s action demonstrates that he puts his relationship with Daisy in priority because love is what he values. In contrast, what Daisy values is money and wealth. After Gatsby left for the war, Daisy soon made her final decision to marry Tom Buchanan, a wealthy nobleman, because “she wanted her life shaped now, immediately— and the decision must be made by some force—of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality - that was close at hand” (Fitzgerald 151). Daisy could not wait for Gatsby because she wants her life to shape permanently. For Daisy, love is the thing that she can use for her luxury and comfortable life. Undoubtedly, Daisy does not idealize her life like Gatsby idealizes his love for Daisy, but Daisy focuses more on practical values. While Daisy values stability and wealth, Gatsby values love and memories. Even before Gatsby dies, he still does not realize that Daisy is not worth his admiration. Therefore, his death escapes Gatsby from chasing into something which is not worthy for
Their choices led to the death of Myrtle, Gatsby and Wilson. Myrtle wouldn 't have died if Tom didn 't cheat on Daisy. Tom 's choice to stray from his wife caused Myrtle to run out into the road because she thought Jordan was Tom 's wife so she ran to stop the car. The car was actually being driven by Daisy who was accompanied by Gatsby. This accident also put Daisy at fault because if she hadn’t of cheated as well, her and Tom never would have had the argument about her love for Gatsby. This would have prevented the accident altogether. Tom was also at fault for telling Wilson who the owner of the car was which was Gatsby. Although Gatsby wasn 't the one driving, he ended up with the blame for it. Wilson wasn 't in the right mindset and went to Gatsby 's house and shot him. Gatsby was found floating in the pool on an air mattress looking up at the sky. Wilson was found not too far away on the grass. All of these deaths were a result of Tom and Daisy not thinking through the choices they made, knowing that they had their money to fall back on if anything were to ever go
Gatsby believes in the aforementioned "American Dream." Thus, Gatsby believes that money alone will allow him to enter the upper class. However, the unspoken truth of the "American Dream" is that class mobility requires money and the culture typical of the upper class. Gatsby becomes wealthy, but his lack of this culture prevents him from fulfilling his goal of social mobility. Writer Andrew B. Trigg discusses Gatsby 's inability to climb the social ladder: "culture provides a barrier to entering the top echelons of the leisure class" (Trigg.) Throughout The Great Gatsby, Gatsby 's lack of taste is evident, which leads to the upper class 's rejection of him. Gatsby repeatedly displays his wealth in excessive ways. Gatsby throws extravagant parties, buys flamboyant clothes, and purchases an opulent car and mansion. Throughout the novel, these displays of wealth are met by criticism from those that Gatsby is trying to impress. Tom Buchanan, Daisy 's husband, and a man of inherited wealth, detests Gatsby. In Chapter seven, Tom frequently criticizes Gatsby for his gaudy displays of wealth. First, Tom criticizes Gatsby 's car: " 'Come on, Daisy, ' said
Tom Buchannan is not fully responsible for Jay Gatsby’s death because others were also involved in the murder. Tom Buchannan played a part as well as his wife, George Wilson and Gatsby himself took part in it. The major role for this death was from Daisy. Daisy is the main killer of Myrtle, which led to Gatsby’s death. Daisy only cared about Gatsby’s money not Gatsby himself. Gatsby and Nick are from a working background but Daisy is not. Tom and Daisy didn’t care about if they hurt the felling of others they only cared for themselves. If daisy truly loved Gatsby she would have told Wilson that it was her not Gatsby who ran over Myrtle.
Gatsby downfall came when he sacrificed his morality to attain wealth. Gatsby realises that the illusion of his dream with Daisy, demands wealth to become priority, and thus wealth becomes the desire overriding his need for her [Daisy’s] love. Gatsby claims to others that he has inherited his wealth, but Nick discovers "[h]is parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people" (Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, pg 104) and that Gatsby has lied about his past. In a society that relies on luxuries, Gatsby throws parties to attract Daisy’s attention. Also, Gatsby expresses that same need to keep busy, just as Daisy does, in a society of the elite. Nick describes Gatsby as "never quite still, there was always a tapping foot somewhere or the impatient opening and closing of a hand" (Fitzgerald, pg 68). Gatsby fills his house "full of interesting people...who do interesting things" (Fitzgerald, pg 96). Gatsby's dream is doomed to failure in that he has lost the fundamental necessities to experience love, such as honesty and moral integrity.