Blog Post #22

What is the climax (turning point) of the novel? How do you know? How is the central conflict addressed in the climax?

I believe that the climax o the great gatsby can be interpreted differently depending on who you ask. i personally feel that the climax of the story is when gatsby begins his "relationship" with daisy. there are multiple reasons for me to believe this. for example in the first parts of the book gatsby is trying to win over daisy, he wants to recapture what he had when they first met. this really changes the story when tom starts to become suspicious of gatsby's "relationship with his wife daisy. this change in story leads to a conflict between tom and gatsby. in this conflict tom questions  gatsby's background and accuses him of selling bootleg liquor. after the conflict, daisy and gatsby are driving home and hit and kill myrtle with tom's car. daisy was the one driving but gatsby's love for her causes him to take the blame. later on gatsby is killed because of what he did. you can really see that after daisy and gatsby began their relationship the whole mood and tone of the book changed.