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  • Essay / Theme of Betrayal in The Great Gatsby - 1105

    But as soon as he met Daisy, his priority changed because now he loved her immensely. Jay Gatsby had gone to war and promised Daisy that he would return as soon as possible. Daisy was so obsessed with having a comfortable life with financial security; that she couldn't even wait for the one she loved to come back from the war. As Gatsby went to war, “all the time something inside her cried out for a decision. She wanted her life shaped now, immediately – and the decision must be made by a force – of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality – that was at hand (p. 151). The decision she made was for Tom Buchanan. This is considerable evidence that Daisy is so obsessed with money and luxury that she betrayed Jay Gatsby who loved her like no one else. Myrtle Wilson's death was caused by a series of events. But obviously it was Daisy who accidentally hit Myrtle with Gatsby's car. Myrtle's husband, George, believed that it was Jay Gatsby who killed his wife Myrtle. The murderer in “The Great Gatsby” was George Wilson, who physically shot and killed Gatsby in revenge. When Nick Caraway found out that Gatsby was no longer alive, he was completely shattered and broken. When he phones Daisy to tell her of Gatsby's death, he learns that she and Tom have gone on a trip without leaving any further information. She and Tom would have solved