How Did Gatsby Contribute To Daisy's Death

The 1920’s were a time to be alive. Full of decadent parties and promiscuous behavior, fun was at the top of the list for everyone. From the prohibition act to newfound rights for women, F.S. Fitzgerald encapsulates the glitz and glamour perfectly in “The Great Gatsby”. Yet, beheath the champagne-soaked parties and secrets kept within speakeasies, a man named Jay Gatsby experienced the highest highs and the most devastating lows, all due to one woman. Even though Gatsby’s self destruction contributes to his death, Daisy is the true, underlying cause through her half-hearted love affair, her mercilless killing of an all-too-famliar street woman, and her inability to confess her wrongdoings. Daisy, a common woman, married into a rich family and

When Gatsby kept pushing for Diasy to give up her previous life, she told him “I did love him once- but I loved you too” (Fitzgerald 102). Daisy is stuck between a rock and a hard place because she remembers the fun she had with Gatsby, but she enjoys the security that money can bring with Tom. Giving even the slightest bit of reassurement to Gatsby only deepens his infatuation with her and will ultimately end to his destruction. Additionally, Daisy being on the fence about diving fully into the changing ocean of Gatsy only leads Gatsby to more and more confusion in his final moments. When Daisy begins to seriously consider leaving behind the soft, coushiony pillow that old money provides, she tells Gatsby that she is in love with him but “[She] cant help what’s passed” (Fitzgerald 102). Even though Daisy doesn’t truly know the answer to Gatsby’s most important question, she ressures him but mentions that her relationship with Tom is already very apparent in her life This leads Gatsby to feel a false sense of security in regards to Daisy and is accompanied by Gatsby’s urge to fall back onto her even when she isn’t able to provide the support he

All of Daisy’s selfish actions to better her own life lead to the death. Even more importantly, Daisy’s impeccable skill of removing the blame off of herself penultimately leads to Gatsby’s doom because Daisy plays the victim. When meeting Daisy’s chosen friends, she tells Gatsby that he is “Worth the whole d**n bunch” (Fitzgerald 118). Even a minor event like this contributes to Daisy’s lack of acknowledging her actions because she shows how she holds herself higher than less ranked individuals. She puts her friends down to a lower standard and has an inability to lift them up again to look good for Gatsby, even though she chose that bunch first. Gatsby begins to believe in a deceitful Daisy who cannot outwardly stand up for all of the things she has done wrong. Gatsby may be a smart con man, but he was definitely too hopeful when it came to Daisy. Even though Jay Gatzby was killed by Wilson, it should of been Daisy with the gun because of the way she did not give her full self to Gatsby, she ruthlessly defeated Myrtle and she had an unrelenting ability to place the blame on others. Gatsby lives on as a symbol of the American dream- unattainable and selfish desires mixed with hard