Who Did It?
Who has caused the great demise of Jay Gatsby? That’s been the ageold question for years now. Was it the captivating Daisy or the jealous Tom? How about innocent Nick or the
Wilsons, even Gatsby himself perhaps? Well each of these characters have actions that had influenced Gatsby’s life in one way or another, positive and negative effects. While it could be easy and simple to just blame the whole thing on George Wilson, because he shot Gatsby and it can’t really get any more black and white than that, it’s not that simple. George Wilson is to blame for Gatsby’s overall death, yes, but his slow burning downfall? Highly doubtful, all
Wilson did was fire the gun. Gatsby had fallen long before then. With that being said, I firmly believe that the culprit to the downfall …show more content…
The whole world actually revolves around these same ideals. That is what makes this choice an easy target to blame on Gatsby’s death and social suicide. His name already spreads rumors wherever he goes, after his death people seemingly do not care that he is gone. People never really knew him at all, so it is not surprising in the least bit that nobody who weekly attended his parties showed up to his funeral, aside from Nick and OwlEyes that is, “But all this part of it seemed remote and unessential. I found myself on Gatsby’s side, and alone…. It grew upon me that I was responsible, because no one else was interestedinterested,
I mean with that intense personal interest to which every one has some vague right at the end.” (Fitzgerald, Pg 164.) Nick was responsible for everything that happened from that moment forward, with Gatsby’s funeral and his house and making phone calls, etc. Gatsby had a lack of connections. Sure he had new money, as opposed to old money which Tom and Daisy obtained, but Nick was his only friend throughout the whole book. People moved on from his death rather quickly. Nowadays that does
Who has caused the great demise of Jay Gatsby? That’s been the ageold question for years now. Was it the captivating Daisy or the jealous Tom? How about innocent Nick or the
Wilsons, even Gatsby himself perhaps? Well each of these characters have actions that had influenced Gatsby’s life in one way or another, positive and negative effects. While it could be easy and simple to just blame the whole thing on George Wilson, because he shot Gatsby and it can’t really get any more black and white than that, it’s not that simple. George Wilson is to blame for Gatsby’s overall death, yes, but his slow burning downfall? Highly doubtful, all
Wilson did was fire the gun. Gatsby had fallen long before then. With that being said, I firmly believe that the culprit to the downfall …show more content…
The whole world actually revolves around these same ideals. That is what makes this choice an easy target to blame on Gatsby’s death and social suicide. His name already spreads rumors wherever he goes, after his death people seemingly do not care that he is gone. People never really knew him at all, so it is not surprising in the least bit that nobody who weekly attended his parties showed up to his funeral, aside from Nick and OwlEyes that is, “But all this part of it seemed remote and unessential. I found myself on Gatsby’s side, and alone…. It grew upon me that I was responsible, because no one else was interestedinterested,
I mean with that intense personal interest to which every one has some vague right at the end.” (Fitzgerald, Pg 164.) Nick was responsible for everything that happened from that moment forward, with Gatsby’s funeral and his house and making phone calls, etc. Gatsby had a lack of connections. Sure he had new money, as opposed to old money which Tom and Daisy obtained, but Nick was his only friend throughout the whole book. People moved on from his death rather quickly. Nowadays that does