ituation proves that she is definitely not deserving of the high pedestal that Gatsby has placed her on (Internet 1). This is the greatest blow to his romantic dream of him and Daisy being together forever because she chooses Tom over Gatsby in a time of crisis. It shows that the man she truly wants to be with the most is the man she is living with now. Gatsby realizes this and his life begins to be pointless. This is his dream brought to reality. This eliminates any chance of this dream becoming reality.It did not take long for George Wilson, Myrtles husband, to trace the yellow car which killed his wife back to Jay Gatsby. Because George Wilson wants revenge for his wifes death, and he believes it is Gatsby who killed his wife, he goes to Gatsbys estate and kills Gatsby and himself. This is the tragic end to Gatsbys life. All his heroism and success all brought to an end because Daisy did not love him as much as he loved her. Prior to Gatsbys death, his romantic dream was dead but his American dream was still alive and burning. He still had everything going for him; his youth, money, and personality. Gatsby is morally superior to his fellow East Eggers and Nick acknowledges this when he tells Gatsby, Youre worth the whole damn bunch put together. (Fitzgerald 162). To have the American Dream taken away for something he had not even done was the greatest misfortune of the entire novel. In the end, the most that can be said is that The Great Gatsby is a dramatic affirmation in fictional terms of the American spirit in the midst of an American world that denies the soul (Bewley 46).Gatsbys strong desire for wealth and Daisy, (the American Dream), prove to be the greatest reasons for his grave downfall.Works CitedBewley, Marius. Scott Fitzgerald and the Collapse of the American Dream. Modern Critical Views: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers,1985: 32-45.Mizener, Arthur. F....
