Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald nis a novel about tragedy. Gatsby and other characters make decisions that ultimately lead to his death. Many events that happen are due to the actions of a specific character. There are many events leading up to Gatsby's death, and many characters are involved. They all got mixed up in situations that they weren’t expecting and weren’t prepared for. Even though other characters may have contributed, Gatsby is ultimately responsible for his own death because he wants to please Daisy, he is a liar, and he thinks he can repeat the past. The first reason Gatsby is responsible for his own death is because he did everything to please daisy. Gatsby bought his mansion and nice things to impress daisy. “He took out a pile of shirts and began throwing them one by one before us, shirts of sheer linen and thick silk and fine flannel which lost their folds as they fell and covered the table in many-colored disarray.” (Fitzgerald 99) In this scene, he is throwing fancy shirts to show off his wealth to daisy. He also lets Daisy blame him for Myrtle's death. Nick asks Gatsby if Daisy was driving and he responds with, “"Yes,but of course I’ll say I was. You see, when we left New …show more content…
He lies to Nick about his background. “ “I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle-West- all dead now, I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford, because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years. It is a family tradition,” (Fitzgerald 58). When Gatsby lies about his life, when people ask questions later, it becomes hard for him to put the lies together with more lies. He is also a bootlegger. Tom says Gatsby “sold grain alcohol over the counter” (Fitzgerald 134) Being involved in illegal activities in general does not end well. Being a bootlegger is also what made him rich. If he wasn't rich, his life would be very different and he most likely wouldn't have been