Examples Of Turning Point In The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

In the novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald there is a definite turning point.

The turning point in ‘The Great Gatsby’ happens in Chapter Seven, in the Plaza hotel in New York City. This is when Gatsby’s American Dream starts to crumble around him because Tom has unearthed the truth about Gatsby’s wealth and causes Daisy to run back to Tom. Even though it is evident that Gatsby’s dream is not going to come true, Gatsby still believes he will fulfil it. The conflict between Gatsby and Tom has been apparent since their first meeting; their main conflict is over Daisy. In Chapter Seven the tension comes to a tipping point, caused by Gatsby forcing Daisy to lie to Tom that she never loved him and also by Toms unveiling of the ‘real’ Gatsby. Gatsby is rejected by Daisy when she tells him that she ‘loved him too’ when he hears this he feels his idea that Daisy only married Tom for money not for love is shattered and his disappointment is evident. “Oh, you want too much!” Daisy is overwhelmed by Gatsby’s demands saying that he holds her to such a high standard that she will not be able to achieve. Daisy is also weak and cannot live with Tom’s revelations about Gatsby.
Gatsby can feel his American Dream slipping away, but still clings on to the hope that it might come true. “He was clutching at some last hope and I couldn’t bear to shake him free”. Gatsby took the blame for Myrtle’s death to protect Daisy, knowing this would mean he would have to suffer the consequences. Tom and Daisy had a similar idea in which Gatsby takes the blame. George Wilson turns up at Gatsby’s mansion with a gun and murders Gatsby. Gatsby American Dream had failed