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George Wilson's Obituary For The Great Gatsby

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Gatsby died looking at his killer, but George Wilson shot him from behind. Gatsby was madly in love with Daisy Buchanan. When Gatsby was younger he told Daisy how he felt and she said sorry but she dose not marry poor boys. It was a devastating blow to Gatsby and he sent off to get rich for Daisy. When he finally got enough money he moved into the East egg which is new money people. the new money people are the ones who had to work to earn their money. Gatsby moved in right across the bay from Daisy Buchanan who lived in the west egg which is where the old money people lived. The old money people never had to work for their money it was handed to them. As hard as he tried he soon figured out that she was married to Tom who was a horrible husband who was having an affair with Myrtle Who was married to George Wilson(The guy that killed Gatsby). Gatsby died not from a gunshot from George Wilson but from his perseverance to get Daisy, his actions to get Daisy, and his love for Daisy. Gatsby was a guy that never gave up very easy. Even when he found out that Daisy was married he still went after her. He just looked at that as a minor set back. When Gatsby figured out his neighbor Nick was related to Daisy, he …show more content…

When Gatsby first moved in over at the east egg he started having wild parties in hopes of Daisy wondering into one of them. He also started trying to see her more after her and Tom came to one of the parties. When Daisy finally came to one of the parties she realized that she had married the wrong guy. “As I went over to say good-bye I saw that the expression of bewilderment had come back into Gatsby's face, as though a faint doubt had occurred to him as to the quality of his present happiness. Almost five years(Fitzgerald pg.)!” Here Nick is talking about how Gatsby felt after Daisy and him met. Gatsby has a new glow to him after this moment and he will go on to get Daisy even more than

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