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Who Is Responsible For Gatsby's Downfall

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Gatsby’s Downfall The mysterious Gatsby did many things with his life, and many of these were described within the rumors around him. As these rumors came undone by our Narrator Nick we began to see who Gatsby really was. While Nick learned about these dark secrets, so did everyone else around him and that was when Gatsby’s image slowly takes a turn for the worse. The downfall of Gatsby begins whenever his money and the Buchanan’s became part of his dreams. Gatsby’s downfall was closely related to how he had earned all of his money and how he used it. The way he earned it was described by Tom (141), that he is a bootlegger who sells powdered alcohol with Wolfshiem. This information shows us how Gatsby wanted to keep himself mysterious, but in the end it is easy to see how he is a lowlife who takes part in crimes. Knowing that he takes part in crimes helps us understand that everyone else around him are going to treat him differently, because they won’t see him …show more content…

Tom made an impact on Gatsby’s downfall whenever Gatsby and Tom started arguing and Tom stated, “I found out what your ‘drug stores’ were”(pg 141), and continued to explain how Gatsby was a bootlegger. Tom decided to state this while trying to gain control over the situation, slowly making everyone in the room think less of Gatsby as the argument continues. After Tom made his impact on Gatsby, Daisy then sent him towards his downfall at rocket speeds. She goes through the process of leading him into false hope of them getting together by saying things like,“you know I love you”(pg 123). Not only did she do this but she also let Gatsby take the fall for the murder of Myrtle, and got him killed. These two things show us how Daisy looked out for her own image, and soiled Gatsby’s reputation to a point past restoration. After knowing how Buchanan’s interacted with Gatbsy, it’s possible to see why they were part of his

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