"The touch of a cluster of leaves revolved it slowly, tracing like a leg of transit, a thin red circle in water." pg. 162
I think that Gatsby's death portrays another aspect of the characterization of the upper class. The wealthy use their money as a shield. They never take responsibility for their actions. They use their money to hide from their consequences. Daisy was the one who ran over Myrtle, but Gatsby paid the consequences. It was as if Gatsby cleaned up Daisy's mess. This is also shown for the upper class as a whole. After Gatsby's lavish parties, full of shallow wealthy socialites, Nick and Gatsby clean up the mess made by the party. These people use their money to keep them out of trouble.
Your analysis of how Gatsby and Nick cleaned up after the party was insightful to me because I didn't see the parallel between that and the rest of the novel. It shows how Nick and Gatsby really don't fit in with the rest of the high society crowd. While the other wealthy people live without responsibility, Nick and Gatsby still take the time to use care and clean up the messes in life.
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