Responsibility for Gatsby's Death Essay

I . Tom: money is a luxury living toys In the Great gatsby, Tom and Daisy is the most serious money worship, and under the temptation of money, they lose their humanity and sentiment, responsibility and ethics. "Can't afford to the gatsby in the Tom it won a large number of heritage, extreme luxury life, in his view, the meaning of alive just enjoy, namely: hanging around, recreation, to the party. Money for him just toys in life, is to maintain a luxury life and seek novelty and tools of…

on various beautiful outfits, he tries to impress her by throwing all of his clothes at her and telling her how he has someone pick out every single one of his outfits that he wears. I think that it is amazing how in awe Daisy is and impressed by Gatsby’s wealth. I love that Jay was willing to do anything and everything for Daisy. He moved into the house across from her and threw very extravagant, amazing parties hoping that one day she might…

Daisy was the one driving Gatsby’s car when they hit Myrtle, so she is the one to blame, even though Gatsby takes full responsibility. In an attempt to avenge his dead wife, Wilson goes to Tom Buchanan demanding to know the identity of the one driving the yellow car that night, and Tom Buchanan gives him Gatsby’s name. In doing so, he rids himself of two problems: now he doesn’t have to worry about Wilson suspecting him…

didn’t care at all about the ramifications of her actions. Gatsby innocently got caught up in her path of destruction and his love for her disallowed him to see who she really was. This deception was especially true when Gatsby tried to take responsibility for the death of Myrtle, even though it was Daisy’s doing. When Nick asked if she was driving, Gatsby answered, “’Yes…but of course I’ll say I was’” (Fitzgerald 143). This shows even after Daisy admitted her love for Tom, her grip on Gatsby…

world filled with opportunity and wonder, and he believes that it is only possible because of money (The Big Read, Jen). However, he comes to realize the danger of money and its ability to transform a person. He sees that money drove Gatsby to his death. He sees the impurity of Daisy. He sees the unfaithfulness of Tom. Mr Wilson said, “You may fool me, but you can’t fool God” (Chapter 8). People continually rely on money to cover up their actions. Nick notices that this society is one of…

wealth, and prosperity. The Dream consists of four values; group spirit, moral and ethical values, handwork and opportunity for everyone. Throughout many years, these four values have been corrupted leading to the death of the original American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald recognizes the death of the original American Dream in his novel The Great Gatsby. He uses the characters Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan to illustrate how the original values of handwork and group spirit have been replaced with…

and desire interchangeably however, there is a significant difference between them. In the 1925 novel of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald describes Jay Gatsby’s pursuance of Daisy Fay and the immorality of her husband, Tom Buchanan. The distinction between love and desire is that love carries along a sense of care, worry, and responsibility as desire is an expression of opportunity and privilege. A person with economic stability and longevity is having to live a life without worrying about…

charming and many men fall for her because of the way that she speaks her mind and presents herself to others. She is very charismatic, people just tend to find themselves being drawn towards her. Fitzgerald does much to make her character worthy of Gatsby’s devotion.…

ramifications of Daisy’s carelessness is brought out after the death of Myrtle Wilson. At first, Gatsby tried to hide the idea that Daisy struck and killed Myrtle. In chapter seven Gatsby stated, “Well, I tried to swing the wheel ——” He broke off, and suddenly I guessed at the truth. “Was Daisy driving?” “Yes,” he said after a moment, “but of course I’ll say I was” (Fitzgerald 7.22). Sadly, Daisy does not feel compelled to take responsibility for her actions. Instead, she becomes negligent and…

This incident proves Gatsby’s commitment to Daisy because he immediately says he’ll take the blame for Myrtle’s death to protect Daisy. In fact, he does take the blame for her when he is killed by Myrtle’s husband who believes it was Gatsby’s fault. Therefore, Gatsby yearningly built his whole life around her. He sacrificed everything for her but she didn’t take responsibility for her actions even after Gatsby’s death. His life ended in vain, as she continued to live…