Essay On What Caused Gatsby's Downfall

Gatsby’s downfall was long and miserable. Gatsby died and was blamed for all of the problems that occurred over the whole time span. Gatsby’s death was long and miserable because he was blamed for so many things that he didn't do and had to take the blame for a lot of things that many other people helped him do. The reason I believe this is because Tom and Daisy left and as soon as he died and all of Gatsby's buddies said that he was the sole man in all of the illegal things that they did. Gatsby had an affair with Daisy and ran an illegal operation to get rich. Gatsby's downfall was caused by the corruption and deceit of business, causing the adversity in his relationship with daisy and others linked to her. Gatsby and his affair with Daisy in the story was probably the main factor in Gatsby’s downfall. The affair with Daisy caused a lot of problems in the future with Gatsby and other people. He angered Tom which caused Tom to expose him to everyone.” I’d like to know who he is and what he does!” insisted Tom (pg.115). People would still know nothing about his past life and secret life if this wouldn't have happened. He took the blame for hitting Myrtle with the car which George want to take revenge. George wouldn't have gotten mad at Gatsby and killed him eventually if the affair would have never been a thing. Gatsby was apart of a large illegal bootlegging system in the city also. This gained him some false friends. In my opinion Gatsby's downfall was caused partly by his …show more content…
Gatsby had a large tie in an illegal bootlegging business. He bought several corner stores in which he used to profit himself. In these stores he would sell his illegal alcohol it was rumored. He was associated with many sketchy people. These people weren't very nice and they weren't real friends and they were cowardly. Gatsby's close ties with the bootlegging business and the bad men was a key factor in his