Regardless of how close someone is to a person, it is unhealthy for that relationship to not be realistic about the things they can expect from the other person. This idea of boundaries is present in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby through the interactions of Gatsby and Daisy. Even though Tom directly led Wilson to Gatsby’s house, which was followed by Gatsby’s death, Tom’s actions are more or less justified because of the emotional and mental damage created by Gatsby. Moreover, events leading up to Gatsby’s death are more closely followed by Gatsby overwhelming Daisy with his unrealistic expectations, and from Gatsby manipulating Daisy which further confused her feelings and caused the car crash. Although Tom induced Wilson to pull the trigger, Gatsby’s unreasonable expectations and manipulations caused this scenario to unfold in the first place. …show more content…
Gatsby’s condition for living a happy marriage with Daisy for the rest of their life is more than her leaving Tom, he wants Daisy to tell Tom that “I never loved you”. In a hotel, Daisy and Gatsby confront Tom, and she says she never actually loved Tom, but when Tom reminded her of the good memories they had together, she said, ““Oh, you want too much!” she cried to Gatsby. “I love you now — [is not] that enough?””(Fitzgerald 102). While trying to fulfill the expectations of Gatsby, erasing a man she has been married to for four years, she feels overwhelmed. After this incident, distressed Daisy drives the car to her home with Gatsby, and on the way she crushes her car to Myrtle, which results in her husband killing Gatsby. In conclusion, the unrealistic expectations of Gatsby, overwhelmed Daisy, and caused her enough disorientation to run over someone with a car, which resulted in the death of