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≡ The Great Gatsby Alternate Ending ≡

 
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The Beginning by Rose, Justin, Angelena, and Rachel

It was late at night. Nick Carraway lay in bed thinking about the events that had unfolded earlier on that evening. He, Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and Jordan, had gone into the city to escape the unbearable heat. The heat only intesified upon arrival of the city. No one was able to relax, they all seemed to be ignoring the obvious truth about Gatsby and Daisy's affair. The silence did not last long, for soon a ticking time bomb exploded as Tom abruptly confronted Gatsby.



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Jay Gatsby:  Perhaps the most mysterious character within The Great Gatsby, Gatsby comes form a questionable background.  He throws lavish parties to show his immense amount of wealth.  As the novel continues the reader discover his obsession of Daisy Buchannan.  He follows her for five years and eventually reconnects.  Yet after Daisy's death Gatsby becomes overwhelmed with guilt and chronically depressed, as he feels as though her death was his fault.  Gatsby, overwhelmed with guilt, eventually commits suicide by tying an anchor to his legs and jumping into the Sound.