Who Was Responsible For Gatsby's Downfall

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Gatsby is responsible for his ultimate demise. Gatsby tends to get hooked on people and emotions very quick and becomes obsessive with them. Daisy is one of these people. Everything that Gatsby does is for Daisy; without her influence, Gatsby never would have gotten more wealthy and purchased all of the things that conveyed his wealth. In fact, the only reason Gatsby is involved with such sketchy business is to get money to impress Daisy by purchasing his large mansion and other small details like his many expensive shirts. To Gatsby, Daisy represents something more than just his love; she represents wealth, power and status. These things are very important to Gatsby, therefore he found Daisy very sacred and important as well. When Daisy hits