Topic > Theme of Betrayal in The Great Gatsby - 1105

But as soon as he met Daisy, his priority changed because he now loved her immensely. Jay Gatsby had left for the 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 he couldn't wait for the person he loved to return from the war. While Gatsby was at war, “all the time something inside her was crying out for a decision. He wanted his life to take shape now, immediately – and the decision had to be made with some force – by love, by money, by the unquestionable practicality – that was at hand (p151).” The decision he made was for Tom Buchanan. This is considerable evidence that Daisy was so obsessed with money and luxury that it led her to betray Jay Gatsby who loved her like no one else. Myrtle Wilson's death was caused by a series of events. But evidently it was Daisy who accidentally hit Myrtle with Gatsby's car. Myrtle's husband George thought that Jay Gatsby killed his wife Myrtle. The killer in "The Great Gatsby" was George Wilson, who physically shot and killed Gatsby to seek revenge. When Nick Caraway found out that Gatsby was no longer alive, he was completely broken and broken. When he telephones Daisy to inform her of Gatsby's death, he learns that she and Tom have left on a trip without leaving any further information. She and Tom would work it out