Jay Gatsby's Death

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” envisions life in the 1920’s. Gatsby is enjoying his time in his pool when an angry George Wilson arrives and rains on his parade, he cuts Gatsby's life short. Though Wilson pulled the trigger, his involvement in the death of Gatsby is minuscule. Both Tom and Daisy Buchanan hold more responsibility. Although not as involved in his death, Nick allowing Gatsby to continue with his delusional visions of Daisy also contributed to his “friends” passing. Therefore, while George was the immediate cause of the Death of Gatsby it is Tom, Daisy, and Nick who caused Gatsby's life to be cut short. Among all the characters intricately woven into the life and story of Jay Gatsby's demise. Despite bearing only the slightest bit of

From the second Gatsby sets his mind on rekindling with Daisy, she quickly becomes a driving force in his life. Daisy’s reckless actions and her decision to stay with Tom, despite her feelings for Gatsby. Created a chain reaction that eventually resulted in Gatsby's death. “They had forgotten me, but Daisy glanced up and held out her hand; Gatsby didn‘t know me at all. I looked once more at them and they looked back at me, remotely, possessed by intense life” (Fitzgerald 96). This quote expresses the deep connection that Gatsby and Daisy had for each other, by explaining how they forgot about Nick's presence it demonstrates how involved in each other they were. This all came to a crashing halt however when Gatsby and Tom clashed while on a trip into the city. “’She never loved you, do you hear?” he cried. ‘She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me” (Fitzgerald 130). Although what Daisy and Gatsby had was special, it resulted in more harm than good because of how jealous Tom got about Gatsby. Daisy’s decision to play both sides ultimately resulted in Gatsby’s