The Final two chapters naturally detail the ending of the story, but it takes an interesting twist. Wilson kills Gatsby and himself in return for the death of Myrtle, albeit Daisy was the driver (unbeknownst to Wilson). After the many years of Gatsby's wrongdoing, he finally got what he deserved. No matter how much money that you have, and no matter how you "earned" it, it will not stop a bullet. All of Gatsby's hopes and dreams are shattered with his death(duh), and he will never be able to see what would have happened between him and Daisy. Barely anyone shows up to Gatsby's funeral, angering Carraway. For the thousands of people that used him, about 4 people come. Gatsby's father shows up and is proud of his son, despite Gatsby's efforts to shut his parents out of his life: The prime example of unconditional love. Everybody left leaves Nick by himself, and Nick comes to the realization that most of his "friends" were nothing but broken people that have no purpose other than to destroy. Nick spent so long trying to piece together other people's puzzles that he forgot to make his own. He was so involved with other's affairs that he failed to see the danger forming inside himself, and it caused him to be left by himself. The novel ends, and the story is the same as where it started. Everything is the same, yet everything changes. Daisy no longer yearns for Gatsby, Gatsby's dead, and Nick can move on from the struggles he's endured.
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