... the last morbid tale by Fitzgerald, and probably the worst of the three, in which Fitzgerald shows the pragmatic life of a Dream pursuer. George Wilson never aspires as Gatsby and Nick does, he just wants a comfortable life and a loving companionship with his wife. Apparently, he gets neither. Through this, Fitzgerald shows us that the American Dream couldn't even ... endings. Fitzgerald furthers this tragedy through George's action, " he [Gatsby's chauffeur] heard the shots at Gatsby's house the gardener saw Wilson's body a little way off in the grass - (p. 162~3) George Wilson dies in...

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