Examples Of Daisy's Death In The Great Gatsby

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, it develops Gatsby throughout the novel and describes the cause of his tragic death. Before Nick Carraway attended his first Gatsby party, there wasn’t much known about Gatsby and his reason for his everyday parties. It made me think how it’s reasonable for someone to constantly spend thousands of dollars on parties, but not want anything in return. Later in the novel, it’s revealed that Gatsby has feelings for a character named Daisy, and the reason for his everyday parties is the possibility of her attending. To emphasize, Gatsby’s character is described in this particular scene. “He smiled understandingly—much more than understanding. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal …show more content…
For example, when Gatsby succeeds in reuniting with Daisy, he felt the need to show her everything he has gained from his unethical business. Whether that be his house, his collectibles, his cosmetics, or his reputation. Before his death, Gatsby made the difficult decision of taking the blame for murdering Myrtle using his car. George Wilson, Myrtle’s husband, becomes aware that his wife is now dead and conversates that, “‘He murdered her.’ It was an accident, George.’ Wilson shook his head. His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior ‘Hm!’” (158). These accusations are not true at all because Daisy was the one actually operating the car, but he still took the blame because of his prolonged feelings for her. After reading this novel, it made me think about how The Great Gatsby would play out in the modern world. If he had all this wealth during the 20th century, I wonder how big it would grow and what he would include in his extravagant parties after the discovery of new technology. Many things have changed in the past century with cars, architecture, and