In the end Gatsby is shot dead in the pool, which is unsatisfying to me as the reader . We need to look back and ask why did Gatsby die? The answer is really unexpected and heartbreaking. Gatsby is shot by George Wilson whose wife is hit and killed by a car on the road. Because George was told that Gatsby is the driver of the “death car” (137), he mistakenly murdered Gatsby with a vengeful act. The truth is that Gatsby is not the one who drove the car but he intentionally does not let other people know beside Nick. He sacrifices his life for the his love one, Daisy, the real driver of the death car.