Examples Of Daisy Responsible For The Downfall Of The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald is 1920s literature criticizing the "roaring twenties" by pointing out it was full of dishonesty, crime, alcoholism, wealth inequality, and partying. The book follows Nick Carraway, the Buchanans, and Jay Gatsby as they venture through the darker characteristics of the gilded 1920s. Unfortunately, Gatsby meets an early demise by receiving a gunshot to the torso by a man named George B. Wilson. Wilson was mad because Gatsby performed a hit and run on Wilson's wife. While Wilson, ultimately claimed responsibility for Jay Gatsby's death by shooting Jay then committing suicide, it was Gatsby's hubris and bad decisions that led him to be shot. Gatsby's hubris led him to uproot his life and move across the
This pride is also why he throws his massive, raging parties, Gatsby "half expected [Daisy] to wander into one of his parties, some night" (Fitzgerald 62). Mr. Jay Gatsby is proud enough to believe that an old money married woman would just waltz into one of his wild parties, and marry him, leaving her husband. This pursuit of Daisy leads Gatsby to his death by his own fault as it brings him to the situation where he dies. Another example of his hubris is shown when Jay and Tom are arguing in an apartment downtown. They are fighting over whether Daisy loves Gatsby or Tom, as she is an object to be won. But Gatsby becomes a bit frantic after Daisy declares that she does love Tom, as he panics and says "I want to speak to Daisy alone. She’s all excited now —" (Fitzgerald 102). This shows how much hubris Gatsby has and how high up he holds himself, he believes Daisy will say she loves him and when she doesn't it's because she was manipulated. This belief causes Gatsby to escalate the situation and push Tom to eventually win the argument and kick him away, which causes the accident resulting in Wilson's wife's death and later Gatsby's as