Defined by a book of current literary terms, a climax is "the arrangement of a series of ideas or expressions in ascending order of importance or emphasis; the last term of the arrangement; a culmination." Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald during the roaring 20's, The Great Gatsby provides a look into the upper class circle of the East and West Villages of New York City. Known as East and West Egg in the novel, Fitzgerald, …showed first 75 words of 983 total…

…showed last 75 words of 983 total…longer of importance. Once Daisy's love and trust in Gatsby died, so did his soul, his body was only an earthly reminder of his existence until Wilson took that also. From the moment when Daisy admitted her love to Tom was true, and that Daisy's heart was merely a shared possession of his and Tom's, Gatsby lost the true hope and was left with the care of a desperate man which he so vividly personified.