While Daisy drives the car, Gatsby sits next to her and an accident occurs, in which he crashes the car into Tom's lover, Myrtle. When this happens, Gatsby immediately takes the blame for hitting the car, as a gesture to protect it from Tom. Gatsby wants to protect Daisy from the world and always wants to see her safe. He feels unconditional love for her and continues to grow to the point where he accepts responsibility for actions he never took. Daisy does not take responsibility for this act, rather she lets him blame himself. Tom is then told that Jay Gatsby is the cause of the murder and the individual who is ruining Tom and Daisy's relationship. Being the cause of trouble in Tom's life, Tom goes to his lover's husband, George, and explains the situation in which Gatsby killed Myrtle. George, her husband then shoots and kills Gatsby while seeking revenge. He believes that if Gatsby leaves Daisy's life, all his problems will end and he will be able to live his life as before. Gatsby invites his own murder because in an attempt to protect Daisy, he risks his own life. Gatsby does not know that his protection of Daisy leads to his own murder. It shows the extent to which he loves Daisy; there is no limit to his love for Daisy, not even his own
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