F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, analyzes the consequences resulting from one's character and actions. It may seem that rewards and punishments occur unfairly; however, throughout the novel they occur with ruthless justice. The fates and characters of Gatsby, Daisy, and Myrtle demonstrate with stark clarity that both reward and punishment are treated extremely justly. The first character to reveal her true colors is Daisy Buchanan. Daisy lives an empty life flitting here and there spending "a year in France for no particular reason, and drifting restlessly here and there wherever people played polo and were rich" (6). Daisy goes through her life without meaning. She has been “everywhere, seen everything and done everything” (17). In the end this means nothing because the only reason he did it is so that he would have moments where he could demonstrate his superiority. Later in the novel he again shows his lack of depth in introducing his daughter to his friends by telling her that "mother wanted you to go away" (117). This is symbolic of how Daisy treats even the most important thing: as a way to get attention. Daisy is vain and only seeks recognition of her social position and wealth, ultimately her character lacks dimension and is truly unworthy of attention. Gatsby is willing to give her all the attention she wants, even if she doesn't deserve it, and more; Tom gives his attention to Myrtle and his other affairs. When he kills Myrtle, Daisy is given the choice to stop. It had been Myrtle who had “run out into a street” (139), so Daisy would not have been charged with manslaughter, but even association with the crime could have put her social reputation in… middle of paper… . ...a desirable place to live, filled with "an unfamiliar sky," "frightening leaves," "grotesque roses," and "raw sunlight" (161); Gatsby does not recognize the world in which Daisy will never call him, Daisy will never be with him. She had always been his only source of hope, like the green light at the end of the pier. Now Gatsby finds himself in a hopeless world, so dying is not his punishment, but his only reward. His punishment was that no matter how long he waited at his funeral, “it was of no use, no one came” (174). In the end he got what he deserved, he had lost the will to live and so he died. He filled his life with dark and illegal activities, and therefore had no real friends. The harsh exactness of justice adopted in Gatsby's case demonstrates how calculated the occurrence of punishment and reward are, based entirely on justice..