They rush back to Long Island, where Gatsby tells Nick that Daisy was driving the car, but that he plans to take the blame. The next day, Tom tells Myrtle's husband that Gatsby was the driver of the car. Mr. Wilson, who assumes that the driver of the car that killed Myrtle was her lover, finds Gatsby lounging in the pool at his house and kills him before turning the gun on himself.
Nick arranges a small funeral for Gatsby, terminates his relationship with Jordan, and moves back to the Midwest to escape the disapproval he feels for the people surrounding Gatsby's life and for the shallowness and immorality of the life among the wealthy on the East Coast. Nick realizes that just as Gatsby's dream of Daisy was corrupted by money and dishonesty, the American dream of happiness has become a mere pursuit of wealth. This disintegration of the American dream is the main point the film conveys to the viewer.
The most crucial scene in the movie is when Tom takes advantage of Daisy's suggestion that they should all go to New York together. Nick rides with Jordan and Tom in Gatsby's car, and Gatsby and Daisy ride together in Tom's car. While stopping for gas at Wilson's garage, Nick, Tom, and Jordan learn that George Wilson has discovered Myrtle's infidelity, but not the identity of her lover, and that he plans to move her West. .
In the New York City heat, the group rents a room at the Plaza Hotel. Tom initiates his planned confrontation with Gatsby by mocking his habit of calling people "old sport." Tom then asks Gatsby about his intentions for Daisy, and he replies that Daisy loves him, not Tom. Tom maintains that he has a history with his wife that Gatsby could never compete with, and precedes to reveal all of Gatsby's shady business ventures. After watching the battle for her love, Daisy chooses Tom. Realizing he has won, Tom sends Daisy back to Long Island with Gatsby to prove that Gatsby cannot hurt him.
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