Careless People in the Great American Novel

The Great Gatsby ends on a sad note. The book's namesake, Gatsby, lies dead in a pool. He experiences a second death when his funeral is sparsely attended. The house that was so full when he was alive lies empty in his death. George Wilson and his wife Myrtle also lie dead, the latter after being run over by Daisy, and the former after taking his own life following his murder of Gatsby.