In novels the falling action is often followed by the resolution (the ending)
If you're referring to Daisy from the Great Gatsby, she is contradictory because she might behave like she is a rich trophy wife whose job is to just be beautiful, but it turns out that she is actually just a woman that is trapped by the society. She would gladly be with Gatsby, but the society being oppressive as it is making her conform.
The death of Curly is an example of the law of club and fang. He learns that violence doesn't just come from men with clubs, it also comes from dogs with fangs.