Bear Grylls says that “a man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.” People have flaws that are not always obvious and the same goes for animals. For example, the Dodo species is a heavy, slow-running bird that becomes extinct due to its defect of not being a fast runner, thus underlining the fact that the survival of a species depends on its abilities. Similarly, character flaws influence Francis Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby that Jay Gatsby's immaturity and sacrificial mentality, Myrtle Wilson's greed, and Gatsby's wealth ultimately lead to their downfall. First, Gatsby's immaturity causes him to lose Daisy. Tom, Daisy's husband, knows that she visits Gatsby regularly, but does not learn of their affair. Thus, Tom provokes Gatsby to say: “your wife doesn't love you, she never has loved you. She loves me” (Fitzgerald 130). Daisy tries to stop Gatsby from revealing their affair to Tom, but fails. This disappoints Daisy and causes her to lose faith in Gatsby. So, he replies to Tom “how could I love him?” (Fitzgerald 132). Gatsby is shocked by this incident because he realizes that his childish action caused him to lose Daisy. Gatsby should have understood that Tom's provocation is an attempt to separate him from Daisy. This in turn causes Daisy to take Tom's side, revealing how Gatsby's immaturity leads to his downfall. Furthermore, despite Daisy's action, Gatsby still does not give up his love for her and after the conversation between who loves Daisy more, Tom sends Daisy and Gatsby back to Long Island in Gatsby's yellow car. When they reach the Valley of Ashes, Myrtle hits their car and dies instantly. M...... middle of paper ......atsby. Furthermore, Gatsby also takes the blame for Myrtle's death to protect Daisy, which results in Gatsby's death. Likewise, Myrtle loses both her self-respect and her life due to her greed. At first, she enters into a relationship with Tom to be rich and her overconfidence that Tom loves her more than Daisy leads Tom to beat her. Furthermore, she also tries to escape from her husband, which results in his death revealing how reckless she is. Finally, Gatsby's wealth leads him to lose Daisy when Daisy realizes that Gatsby has illegal money. Gatsby's wealth also leads to his death. Gatsby uses his money to throw parties, hoping to attract Daisy. Tom realizes this and takes revenge on Gatsby by telling George that Gatsby killed his wife. This concludes and clearly shows how Fitzgerald uses flaws in his novel, The Great Gatsby.