The final chapter revolves around Nicks description of Gatsby's funeral, two years after the fact. After he was murdered, there were tons of reporters and journalists leaving the mansion, leaving crazy exaggerated stories (kind of like the ones from the beginning, but more outrageous), and revolved around the relationship between Gatsby, Myrtle, and Wilson. Gatsby's failing life can suggest that you cannot run away from your past, no matter what you do, it will only cause distraction. Just because you lie to the world, doesn't mean the world doesn't know who you really are. I think Gatsby's attraction to Daisy lies with "forbidden love", because their love is basically forbidden, and Gatsby tends to want things he doesn't have, or even can't have, based on their pasts, and social backgrounds. I believe this is why Gatsby has such a hard time with things.
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