What Caused Gatsby's Downfall

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The novel The Great Gatsby, by F Scott Fitzgerald, tells the story of a man (Gatsby) who owes his life to Daisy, the love of his life who had been separated from him due to financial difficulties. Gatsby later finds enormous wealth through his involvement with Meyer Wolfshiem, and eventually finds Daisy through Nick again after throwing numerous parties in favor of once reuniting back with her. Once rejoined, numerous disputes occur within the main characters (Daisy, Tom, Gatsby, Nick, Myrtle, Wilson) which eventually leads to the death of Mr. Gatsby, but there are two characters in particular who caused this. Gatsby’s obsessive behavior and lack of sensitivity, combined with Tom’s decisions and desire for revenge against Gatsby for taking

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