In the final chapters, the true nature of Gatsby’s life is portrayed through his dealing of Daisy’s rejection and his death. He clings onto the hope that she will still leave Tom and call him in chapter nine, yet in that chapter, and chapter ten, Daisy has no loyalty to Gatsby and never planned on leaving Tom. In his death, Daisy leaves the town, not even bothering to mourn the man that built his life around her; she doesn’t even leave a trace for Nick to follow, with their house workers saying, “I don’t know. Can’t say,” meaning that the Buchanans left in a hurry and a wish to cut off ties with the area related to Gatsby. The ending also shows that Nick cares about Gatsby, seen in how he desperately searches for more people to honor his life at his funeral. This shows that he may have more bias …show more content…
Also, the ending is depressing due to Nick believing that Gatsby was important enough to be respected and honored by the many he played host and business partner to, while Gatsby did not demonstrate any great care to what Nick thought of him, only what Daisy thought. The main theme apart from the American dream is that you cannot rely on others to appreciate the things you have done for them, and only you yourself can fully understand your sacrifices and be proud of your accomplishments. Another theme is that love is not as strong as it can be believed to be, and absence can make the heart either fonder if one holds it above other worldly values; likewise, absence does not make the heart grow fonder if one is greedy and holds material goods over emotions. One overlying theme that helps to tie others together is that one can only trust themselves, for other people are unreliable and