Emma Ketter Mrs. Meyer English 10; period 5 7 February 2023 In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, there are multiple noteworthy themes, one of them being carelessness. Specifically, carelessness and how it can lead to tragedy. One example of carelessness leading to tragedy is when Daisy mentions Tom's impulsive physical behavior in front of their visitors by declaring, "You did it Tom… I know you didn’t mean to but you DID do it. That’s what I get for marrying a brute of a man, a great big hulking physical specimen of a - -” (15). The readers later discover Daisy married Tom due to money, not thoroughly pondering if they could maintain a healthy, long-term relationship. Correspondingly, Tom acts thoughtlessly toward his wife to …show more content…
After Nick asks if Daisy was the one driving, Gatsby responds with, “Yes… but of course I’ll say I was. You see, when we left New York she was very nervous and she thought it would steady her to drive – and this woman rushed out at us just as we were passing a car coming the other way. It all just happened in a minute but it seemed to me that she wanted to speak to us, though we were somebody she knew.” (154). Gatsby shows his negligence by continuously taking the blame for Daisy's errors without hesitation, which Daisy permits. Moreover, Daisy takes advantage of Gatsby’s blinding, mindless admiration and hope. Similarly, despite Daisy and Gatsby being aware of Daisy's emotional impairment, they agreed to let her drive …show more content…
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made" (190-191). Through the quote, Nick explicitly mentions the theme of carelessness and tragedy following the occurrences of the