The Great Gatsby

discuss the concluding scene of the chapter and its role in laying bare the essence of gatsby's drama?

chapter 7 

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Daisy's carelessness and stupidity eventually lead to the death of Myrtle Wilson, and Gatsby is forced to leave the scene of the accident and to hide the fatal car simply to protect Daisy's fragile nerves. His decision to take responsibility for Myrtle's death reveals that his love for Daisy is unassailable; her cruelty has changed and will change nothing. Gatsby, despite his criminal activities, remains essentially noble: he is willing to sacrifice himself for the woman he loves.This represents the futility as well as the blind loyalty Gatsby has to the illusion of Daisy rather than Daisy herself.

 
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