Tom's jealousy forces him to "[tell Mr. Wilson] the truth" about Myrtle Wilson's death (178). Filled with anger and depression, Mr. Wilson kills Gatsby and proceeds to commit suicide. However, according to Nick Carraway, Tom feels "that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified" (179). Despite everything Tom and Daisy have been up to, they can always “[retreat] into their money or their great carelessness” (179). It's as if money can solve any problem. Therefore, Tom and Daisy have no worries, which results in carelessness. When Nick searches for them to inform them of Gatsby's funeral, they are nowhere to be found. They simply took their “baggage” with them, “left no address,” and did not “say when they would return” (164). There was absolutely no method to contact them. However, although money was a reliable source of protection for Tom and Daisy, Gatsby's life was the final price to pay.
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