The Great Gatsby

"What goes around comes around." This is ultimately the message delivered by F. Scott Fitzgerald in his novel, The Great Gatsby - that retribution for one's actions is inevitable. He demonstrates this point through the novel's ending and, more specifically, the death of Jay Gatsby. Gatsby's untimely murder is essentially the only possible conclusion for the novel to express Fitzgerald's point - since the ending is justice being served for Gatsby's actions and the way …

…be true in The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby's murder serves to validate this idea and seems to be an appropriate punishment for both the crimes he commits and the way he leads his life. Also, the author uses Gatsby as a scapegoat to further confirm his message, as he pays for the offenses of the other characters. Overall, Fitzgerald writes the novel effectively, formulating the ending particularly well in order to achieve his intended purpose.