Examples Of Myrtle's Death In The Great Gatsby

Is Tom most responsible for Gatsby's death? Daisy? Myrtle? Gatsby himself? Give reasons why or why not each character is implicated in the murder.

Tom, Nick and Jordan are driving home when at Wilson's garage they come to find that Myrtle has been hit and killed by a yellow car. Tom immediately knows that it is Gatsby who was driving the car and seeks revenge. What he does not know is that the actual driver was Daisy. Gatsby does not tell anyone but Nick that Daisy was driving the car because he does not want anything bad to happen to her. This shows how much he truly cares for Daisy. It also shows that by not letting anyone else know the truth regarding the accident that Gatsby will only trust key people. This trust issue causes many problems for Gatsby and others.

Myrtle Wilson, the wife of George, and the lover of Tom Buchanan, is brutally murdered toward the end of the novel. After an uncivilized afternoon in New York, Daisy and Gatsby head swiftly back to East Egg. Gatsby explains to Nick, “It all happened in a minute, but it seemed to me that she wanted to speak to us, thought we were somebody she knew” (Fitzgerald 109). Myrtle ran out toward the car looking for Tom but sadly for her it is not him. Many know about Tom’s affair, but not with whom he is having it, especially Daisy. Daisy never slows the car down, and she never realizes who she hits. This shows that Daisy is oblivious to Myrtles existence. Myrtle is sleeping with her husband, she ruins their marriage, and Daisy kills her. The irony exists in this because Daisy actually saves her marriage by killing

Tom told George, Myrtle’s husband that it was Gatsby’s car that hit her. So George, seeking revenge, killed Gatsby.

The story The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes you through the life of the protagonist of the novel, Jay Gatsby, who is shot to death in the end. Who was really the reason for Gatsby’s death? There are many of reasons that lead up to Gatsby’s death and several people who are considered to have caused it. Although George Wilson physically killed him, Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby himself all take part in the death. Tom’s anger, Daisy’s carelessness, and Gatsby’s idea of the American Dream all contribute to his death in the end.

To understand the nature of Gatsby’s death, first you must know the circumstances that precede it. Myrtle, Mr. Wilson’s wife, was run over by Gatsby’s car, which Daisy was driving. Driven by vengeance and the mistaken belief that Gatsby had killed Myrtle, Mr. Wilson proceeded to murder Gatsby and then himself.

Gatsby thought he was being chivalrous for Daisy, but he did not care that Daisy chose not to take responsibility for her hit-and-run. Myrtle’s husband, George Wilson, gets revenge for Myrtle’s loss, assuming that Gatsby had an affair with his wife and killed her once he finds a dog leash and Myrtle 's belongings. George kills Gatsby,

Gatsby himself is the fifth person to blame for his death. If he was not trying to restore his old relationship with Daisy then Tom would not want to get revenge on him. Another reason that Gatsby is responsible for his own death is that forgot everything except Daisy. He did not think about anything except Daisy. He also should not have kept driving after Daisy hit Myrtle. After he pulled the brake he could have gone back to see if Myrtle was alive and to get help for her, “I tried to make her stop but she couldn’t so I pulled on the emergency brake. Then she fell over into my lap and I drove on” (Fitzgerald 151) He only threw

Jay Gatsby lies dead, sprawled across the floatie in his pool. But whose fault is it when the question question of responsibility comes up? At the end of the story The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby, formerly known as James Gatz, is murdered. George Wilson is the gunman who took Gatsby's and his own life at the end of the story. However, is Wilson really to blame for Gatsby's death? With many people in the story who affect his life and his decisions, there is greater texture to the original question then noticed at first. There are many elements that contribute to the murder of Gatsby. It is clear that someone other than Mr. Wilson bears greater responsibility for this crime. Daisy Buchanan,

Daisy may not care about much but she cares a lot about Nick (The Great Gatsby: Daisy). Nick is Gatsby’s neighbor and tries helping to get Gatsby with Daisy especially because Gatsby kept begging him to (Fitzgerald). One day Gatsby, Tom, Daisy, Nick and Jordan go out. Daisy becoming upset and trying to escape runs over Myrtle Wilson (Fitzgerald). Daisy does not care or have any sympathy towards her death she doesn’t even confess but let’s Gatsby take the blame because he was in the car with her (Willhite).

She, of course, could not do this because it was simply too much to ask of her.  Tom believed he had won their disagreement, but the day only grew worse.  He may have won Daisy, but he had lost Myrtle forever.  He completely blamed Gatsby, and his feelings of dislike only grew stronger.  That night, he talked with Daisy until early in the morning.  In the end, Myrtle's death may have had such an effect on Tom that he finally turned to his own wife for everything he had searched for outside of the marriage.  He had lost Myrtle, and he had come very close to losing Daisy that same day.  These events may have encouraged him not to take his wife for granted any longer.

Daisy accidently ran Myrtle over in Gatsby’s car, and Myrtle died (Hays, “Oxymoron”). Wilson walks to Gatsby’s estate, kills him and then kills himself (“Great”... Fitzgerald). Daisy was the one that took Gatsby’s car without knowing and was Myrtle and Daisy hit and kills Myrtle at the scene of the crime. (“Great”... Fitzgerald). When Myrtle died, Gatsby saying how he feels about Daisy (Farrant).

According to The Great Gatsby, Tom Buchanan doesn't appear to be the most responsible for the murder of Jay Gatsby. Considering that Tom told George Wilson that Gatsby's car had hit Myrtle, he is not completely to blame for the murder. “He says he knows the car that did it….It was a yellow car” (140), this was hinting at Gatsby’s car. Tom just didn't give specific details on who was driving Gatsby's car. Gatsby was definitely the least responsible for his own murder. He was in the vehicle that killed George's wife but Daisy was actually driving. Jay Gatsby even tried to get Daisy to stop, “I tried to make her stop...I pulled the emergency brake.” (89). After Gatsby pulled the brake, she fell in his lap and Gatsby just drove on and was willing to take the blame for Daisy. Daisy, in my opinion, is completely responsible for the death of Jay Gatsby because she was the one who ran over Myrtle. “Well, first Daisy turned away from the woman toward the other car, and then she lost her nerve and turned back.” (143). If it was an accident and she truly couldn't avoid the hit then she should have at least stopped and called 911. Then it would have been clear to George Wilson who ran over Myrtle and maybe the situation could have been prevented. Although, if Gatsby wouldn't have been killed someone would have

When Gatsby and Daisy were returning from town Daisy hits Myrtle and does not even stop to check what happened to the victim. She leaves Gatsby with his car knowing he will get into trouble as it is his car but she does not care. Gatsby has no choice but to take the blame on himself. "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 their mess”(pg 167). After this she leaves on vacations not caring what happens to Gatsby neither she accepts her mistake.

Then, Gatsby tells Nick that it was Daisy who was driving his car and hit Myrtle, but Gatsby intends to take the blame. George Wilson, Myrtle’s husband, somehow jumps to the conclusion that whoever killed his wife was her lover. After discovering the owner of the car involved in the deadly accident, he sets out to get his revenge.