Read the following passage from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby:

I couldn't forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. . . .
Which statement most accurately describes the aesthetic impact of the excerpt?
A. The author leaves the reader angry with Tom and Daisy's superficiality.
B. The author conveys hope that Tom and Daisy will become better people.
C. The author leaves the reader sad about the end of a long friendship.
D. The author links Tom and Daisy with the fulfillment of the American Dream.