Alternate Ending To The Great Gatsby

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The Ending of the Great Gatsby It seemed to be a never-ending night. Whilst on my way home, I rolled down the taxi window and tried to distract myself from this evening’s events. I focused on the breeze that hit the trees, causing them to move ever so faintly, and the griddle sounds the tires made rubbing against the dirt on the road. Everything seemed so at ease, so peaceful. I arrived at my cottage around ten. I was still feeling quite ill, so I made myself a cup of tea and went to bed. All I wanted to do was close my eyes in the hopes of waking up to a better tomorrow. The high pitch sounds of sirens startled me into consciousness the following morning. I quickly grabbed my robe and dashed outside. I was bombarded with the sight of policemen …show more content…

Upon arrival at the Buchanan household, I was greeted by the butler and shown into the parlor. What seemed like an interminable amount of time, Daisy finally appeared disheveled with red and swollen eyes. “Oh Nick, the police were here early this morning, asking hundreds of questions! Did you see him? Was he taken away? Was he really taken away?” she cried. She was clearly distraught. “Yes, I’m afraid so. He was escorted out around ten o’clock this morning.” Tears began rolling down her face as she dropped to the floor. She clenched her chest as if her heart were about to shatter into a million pieces. I was trying to make out what she was mumbling, but her speech was incoherent with grief. From what I could understand, George Wilson had told the police investigators that he had seen a yellow car strike his wife and that he remembered that Tom Buchanan had been driving a yellow car. Apparently, had stopped for gas earlier in the day. The police then showed up at their house asking about the yellow car, and Tom had told them who it belonged to. “I told Tom who truly drove the car last night, but he forced me to tell the police that Gatsby was the driver. He said that if I went to jail, I would never be able to see my daughter …show more content…

“She’s dead, Jay. Dead! She committed suicide this morning! She couldn’t live with herself knowing she ended a life and that you were paying for it!” The words spilled out of me like a fountain. I didn't realize what I had done until I saw the blank expression on his face. He didn’t say another word. He got up, left the room and returned to his cell. It was obvious that he was drowning in a sea of grief, but all that was left was pure and utter silence. Six months had passed since Daisy’s death. During this time, Gatsby was released from prison on good behavior, however, he had not been seen since his release. His house remained unattended and was soon abandoned. I, however, grew closer and closer to Jordan. We were like two peas in a pod. I decided to accompany her on her champion golf tournament in Europe. It was inevitable that we were to be married and have children of our own, but that required a change of scenery and a better atmosphere. We needed to escape from all the dramatic events that we’ve experienced here. It was time for us to leave, to experience a better future, while leaving the past behind us with the empty houses of the West and East

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