l of their minds off the heat. Tom begins to become suspicious of Daisy and Gatsby. He chooses to drive Gatsby’s car to town and Gatsby drives Tom’s car. However, Daisy rides with Gatsby instead of Tom. Once in town, they all go to a hotel. Gatsby finally confesses to his and Daisy’s affair stating that Daisy never loved Tom. Tom gets angry and raises a fuss and Daisy, in tears, flees the room in a panic and Gatsby goes after her. They drive in Gatsby’s car through the valley of the ashes, past the Wilson’s garage. On the way past, Myrtle runs into the road in hopes that Tom is driving, and will stop for her. Daisy is driving and already upset, so she does not see Myrtle and she strikes her with the car killing her instantly. On the way home with Nick and Jordan, Tom stops to see the accident. Upon seeing Myrtle’s body, he becomes very upset and assumes it was Gatsby that killed her. George Wilson, having seen Tom in the car earlier, sets out on a mission to kill Tom for the death of his wife. Upon arriving at the home of Tom, Tom tells Wilson that it was Gatsby in the car. While floating on a raft in the pool, Gatsby is shot by Wilson who then turns the gun on himself. Nick is disturbed by the whole incident and the fact that he learns Daisy nor Tom cares much. In fact, Daisy did not even call or write Nick after the death. Daisy moves with Tom to a new home away from it all. When Gatsby’s father arrives, Nick learns that he and devoted his entire life to the goal of attaining wealth and love, which are what kill him in the end.Flashback is used to show parts of Gatsby’s past that would otherwise not be known. Imagery is used to describe the vivid details of Gatsby’s parties and the seasons and leaves surrounding Gatsby in the pool. Irony is used in the way that it is everyone’s materialism and dream that in the end virtually destroys them all. Many situations are foreshadowe...
