How Does Money Lead To Gatsby's Downfall
Money is always the center of attention for extremely rich people to extremely poor people and everyone in the middle. For a woman like Daisy from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, money is the center of her world and she doesn’t know anything other than money. But this essay is not about money; it is about Daisy and how she is the ultimate reason Gatsby is murdered. Yes, she didn’t pull the trigger, but she committed the acts that led up to his being fatally shot and her love of money leads to Gatsby’s downfall.
Desperation for money is how Daisy survives, she is desperate for it and she knows nothing else. Her cares in the world included money and a man with money. Evidently, Daisy is a gold digger. Gatsby observes this when he says …show more content…
He says that “they were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made” (Fitzgerald 179). He finally sees Daisy and Tom for the rich, snobs they are. Nick wants to believe that they are good people and decent human beings, but it is the opposite. They show up, shut up, and once something goes wrong, they leave and fail to take responsibility for their actions. Daisy, as well as Tom, entered into this marriage for the money and it was the only thing keeping them together. When Daisy has a chance to change her destiny, she shies away because she won’t be able to live like she always has. She is incapable of taking risks and Daisy refuses to take a tiny risk. Gatsby is a relatively daring person and it dominates Gatsby’s downfall. He wants an adventure with Daisy but after the deathblow, one part of Daisy is explored about how she fails to deal with problems and responsibilities. In this instance, Gatsby is essentially the “cleanup crew” for Daisy because he takes responsibility for her actions. Once they reunited, Daisy didn’t care about Gatsby, she only cared about the money. Gatsby cares deeply for Daisy and wants to be able to be the best man for her with all of his
Desperation for money is how Daisy survives, she is desperate for it and she knows nothing else. Her cares in the world included money and a man with money. Evidently, Daisy is a gold digger. Gatsby observes this when he says …show more content…
He says that “they were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made” (Fitzgerald 179). He finally sees Daisy and Tom for the rich, snobs they are. Nick wants to believe that they are good people and decent human beings, but it is the opposite. They show up, shut up, and once something goes wrong, they leave and fail to take responsibility for their actions. Daisy, as well as Tom, entered into this marriage for the money and it was the only thing keeping them together. When Daisy has a chance to change her destiny, she shies away because she won’t be able to live like she always has. She is incapable of taking risks and Daisy refuses to take a tiny risk. Gatsby is a relatively daring person and it dominates Gatsby’s downfall. He wants an adventure with Daisy but after the deathblow, one part of Daisy is explored about how she fails to deal with problems and responsibilities. In this instance, Gatsby is essentially the “cleanup crew” for Daisy because he takes responsibility for her actions. Once they reunited, Daisy didn’t care about Gatsby, she only cared about the money. Gatsby cares deeply for Daisy and wants to be able to be the best man for her with all of his