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"You may fool me but you can't fool God" |
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underlying feeling of judgment from God. However, this idea is often
overshadowed by the action of the story. This is symbolic of how God was
generally forgotten during the care free twenties. Towards the end, when
Wilson kills Gatsby, may be interpreted as judgment or punishment from
God towards Gatsby. But why would a just and loving God take an innocent
life? After all, Gatsby didn’t kill Myrtle, Daisy did. So why then? I
believe that God allowed Gatsby’s death to occur for a few reasons. Of
course there is the whole humans have free will and God doesn’t
interfere because he loves us reason, but there is another, better
reason. God wants Daisy to be punished. Now, not only will she have to
live with the guilt of killing Myrtle, but she will suffer greatly for
knowing that she is directly responsible for having the only person who
really loved her killed.
David Dowe |