The past sings a song that most people run away from; to others, it lures blindly. The Great Gatsby, written in 1925 by F. Scott Fitzgerald, has many conflicts that lead to the famous tragic incident we all associate with the era of the 1920’s. Jay Gatsby, a man of mystery, has been in love with the cynical and wedded Daisy Buchanan for many years. Tom, her husband, cheated on Daisy on a normal basis such as the incident in Chicago; clearly, there wasn’t much love expressed on the other half of the situation. His lover, Myrtle Wilson, accidentally gets run over and killed by Daisy; ultimately, this leads to major consequences for everyone. Who caused all this chaos to occur? In my opinion, due to Daisy’s unstable emotions and her decision to
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Gatsby, always professing his love for her, flatters Daisy and wants to have her back on his own. In order to do that, Gatsby has to go through Tom to get his wife. Daisy on the other hand always seems hesitant to what she desires because she knows that her future has to include her daughter in some way or form, which leads to her panicking and going to town with Tom, Gatsby, Jordan, and Nick. Tom and Gatsby get into a very aggressive argument at the plaza and it leads to Gatsby losing Daisy with no chance to redeem, Daisy, unhappy with what she wants, starts suffocating in her own thoughts and leaves with Gatsby and in order to find relief decides to drive. If it weren’t for her decision to go to the plaza in the first place, “‘What will we do of ourselves this afternoon?’ cried Daisy…’and everything’s so confused. Let’s all go to town!’” (pg 118). Daisy wouldn’t have run over Myrtle and start a the domino effect of death with protective Gatsby and mourning Wilson, If it weren't for Gatsby admitting it was him and not Daisy who killed Myrtle, he would have gotten the chance to
Gatsby, always professing his love for her, flatters Daisy and wants to have her back on his own. In order to do that, Gatsby has to go through Tom to get his wife. Daisy on the other hand always seems hesitant to what she desires because she knows that her future has to include her daughter in some way or form, which leads to her panicking and going to town with Tom, Gatsby, Jordan, and Nick. Tom and Gatsby get into a very aggressive argument at the plaza and it leads to Gatsby losing Daisy with no chance to redeem, Daisy, unhappy with what she wants, starts suffocating in her own thoughts and leaves with Gatsby and in order to find relief decides to drive. If it weren’t for her decision to go to the plaza in the first place, “‘What will we do of ourselves this afternoon?’ cried Daisy…’and everything’s so confused. Let’s all go to town!’” (pg 118). Daisy wouldn’t have run over Myrtle and start a the domino effect of death with protective Gatsby and mourning Wilson, If it weren't for Gatsby admitting it was him and not Daisy who killed Myrtle, he would have gotten the chance to