In Chapter Nine of 'The Great Gatsby', Gatsby is shot and killed by Wilson; who believes that Gatsby was Myrtle's lover under the quite idiotic notion that her lover was the one that ran her over. Wilson then tracks the car to Gatsby's home, and shoots Gatsby; who was thinking of Daisy, unable to simply leave her behind. Gatsby is killed, and then Wilson commits suicide after firing upon Gatsby.
Within this chapter, the notions of why Gatsby fell in love with Daisy in the first place are elaborated on. Gatsby directly states that he was attracted to her youthfulness and vitality, however goes on to list that he admired her social standing and wealth as well. This proves that Gatsby never loved Daisy herself at all, but he loved her wealth and social status; as marrying someone of her caliber would help Gatsby continue building his perceived personal image that he has been carrying with him for a lifetime. This led to, as Gatsby himself mentioned, lying to Daisy about his past, along with his wealth. Gatsby then pursued amassing large amounts of personal wealth through any means necessary in order to fulfill this lie to Daisy in order to convince her to fall for him; of course, forming part of the image he had created for himself prior through gaining personal wealth and forming relationships with people of high social standing. Furthermore, the aspect of loving something and giving it value is also touched upon in Nick, who was attempting to reflect on what may have been Gatsby's final thoughts. Nick comes to the conclusion that Gatsby must have realized 'what a grotesque thing a rose is.' Nick comes to the conclusion that nothing has any true value, until a person assigns value to that object. Daisy, for example, being simply a rich, amoral, and disloyal woman without the value that Gatsby gave her. Like Daisy, a rose also has no true value; being simply a flower without the masses associating the rose with strong emotional attachments and love.
Within this chapter, the notions of why Gatsby fell in love with Daisy in the first place are elaborated on. Gatsby directly states that he was attracted to her youthfulness and vitality, however goes on to list that he admired her social standing and wealth as well. This proves that Gatsby never loved Daisy herself at all, but he loved her wealth and social status; as marrying someone of her caliber would help Gatsby continue building his perceived personal image that he has been carrying with him for a lifetime. This led to, as Gatsby himself mentioned, lying to Daisy about his past, along with his wealth. Gatsby then pursued amassing large amounts of personal wealth through any means necessary in order to fulfill this lie to Daisy in order to convince her to fall for him; of course, forming part of the image he had created for himself prior through gaining personal wealth and forming relationships with people of high social standing. Furthermore, the aspect of loving something and giving it value is also touched upon in Nick, who was attempting to reflect on what may have been Gatsby's final thoughts. Nick comes to the conclusion that Gatsby must have realized 'what a grotesque thing a rose is.' Nick comes to the conclusion that nothing has any true value, until a person assigns value to that object. Daisy, for example, being simply a rich, amoral, and disloyal woman without the value that Gatsby gave her. Like Daisy, a rose also has no true value; being simply a flower without the masses associating the rose with strong emotional attachments and love.