Gatsby was a good man overall. He always had good intentions for the things he did, even if the things he was doing weren’t so good. Gatsby had a lot going against him his whole life after he met Daisy. Like Daisy said in the book, “Rich girls don’t marry poor boys!” Gatsby was poor, and Daisy was rich there was no way it could work if he was a poor man. In my opinion, the downfall should not be blamed on one person or one event. Gatsby’s downfall should be blamed on numerous people and numerous events in his life.
Let’s start from the very beginning, when James “Jimmy” Gatz and Daisy Fay never even knew each other. In Chapter 6 Jay Gatsby tells us the real truth about who he really is, and where he really came from. This will bring us to the
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The men were in love with Daisy Fay, but her heart wanted Gatsby! Immediately Jay realized that Daisy was the one for him, and he would never have a shot with her if he was a poor man. In Chapter 4
Jordan Baker tells Nick about her mysterious conversation with Jay Gatsby, and what they talked about. She tells us that before Gatsby was shipped off to war him and Daisy were madly in love with each other. Jay thought Daisy would wait for her, but she married Tom Buchanan instead.
Daisy ended up doing what she knows best, and that was making sure she was in some way rich.
She believed her and Jay wouldn’t work since he was poor and she needed money to fall back on. When Jay caught word Daisy had married it made him strive to become wealthy even more!
He deserved Daisy, not some guy who just cheated on her all the time. This pushed Gatsby even further to his downfall, and into the bad ways that made him rich.
Gatsby was an honest man, or so it seemed. In Chapter 7, when the big fight happens between Jay and Tom, Gatsby protested he did attend Oxford for five months! Gatsby did in fact attend Oxford, but what he failed to mention was that it was not on his own terms. Gatsby