Gatsby makes his decisions fully aware the negative consequences, whereas Blanche is destroyed by factors around her that are out of her control. Jay Gatsby purposely moves across the bay from the love of his life, but also the person who creates his heartache. While being blurred by his love for Daisy, he makes the choice to protect her and take the blame for the killing of Myrtle, which indirectly leads to his own death. In contrast, Blanche Dubois undergoes a large amount of losses in her life that she does not deliberately cause, thus being Belle Reve, her job and Mitch. Following these traumatic experiences, Stanley Kowalski inflicts emotional and physical pain on her that brings her to ultimate destruction, that being another outside source of her tragedies. While Blanche is wishing to escape the traumatic experiences that occur one after another in her life, Jay Gatsby is arbitrarily constructing his
Gatsby makes his decisions fully aware the negative consequences, whereas Blanche is destroyed by factors around her that are out of her control. Jay Gatsby purposely moves across the bay from the love of his life, but also the person who creates his heartache. While being blurred by his love for Daisy, he makes the choice to protect her and take the blame for the killing of Myrtle, which indirectly leads to his own death. In contrast, Blanche Dubois undergoes a large amount of losses in her life that she does not deliberately cause, thus being Belle Reve, her job and Mitch. Following these traumatic experiences, Stanley Kowalski inflicts emotional and physical pain on her that brings her to ultimate destruction, that being another outside source of her tragedies. While Blanche is wishing to escape the traumatic experiences that occur one after another in her life, Jay Gatsby is arbitrarily constructing his