The Great Gatsby Really Great Essay

Gatsby was murdered by Wilson, because he thought that Gatsby was the one that hit his wife and killed her. Tom is a main contributor to Gatsby’s death because Myrtle was his mistress. Tom was the one that suggested he drive Gatsby’s car to town with Jordan and Nick. Myrtle saw them that day and Nick noticed “her eyes, [which became] wide with jealous terror were fixed not on Tom, but on Jordan Baker, whom she took to be his wife” (125). On the way back home, Gatsby and Daisy were driving the yellow car, which was the car that Tom was driving earlier. Myrtle ran out in front of the car as if “she wanted to speak to [them], [thinking they] were somebody she knew” (143). She ran thinking that it was Tom and that he would stop but, it wasn’t.

You may ask, “Who would do such a thing, killing a innocent man?” “And, on top of that to kill him in his beautiful home?” Well I have the answer for you ladies and gentleman. The person guilty of this monstrous crime is Tom Buchanan. Tom Buchanan is brute, imperious, and just like his wife Daisy he is a careless man; crushing and destroying lives in his path. As well, Tom is a cheater; let's not forget he’s having an affair with another woman: Myrtle wilson. Above all Tom Buchanan is a killer. Today I will be presenting several pieces of evidences that Tom is at fault for the death of Mr. Jay Gatsby.

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” a bootlegger named Jay Gatsby is killed by a gunshot wound delivered by George Wilson, a man who is grieving over the loss of his wife Myrtle Wilson. No doubt that George killed Gatsby, but the real question is who was responsible for the death of Gatsby? There are many characters to consider for influencing George to murder Gatsby. Some say it was Daisy. Others say it was George. Some people even say Gatsby was responsible for his own murder. I say it was Tom. There are several reasons to support my claim. Tom influenced George directly to kill Gatsby. Tom has a personal grudge against Gatsby. Tom is even obsessed with who Jay Gatsby really is. All of these play a major role of why Tom Buchanan is the real murderer of Gatsby.

The Great Gatsby is a lot of mystery and using your own imagination with the gray areas Fitzgerald leaves in this book. George is the best fit to the murderer of Gatsby because it was Gatsby’s car that killed Myrtle, Tom could have told Wilson that Gatsby killed Myrtle, and Tom was very manipulative thought the whole book, he could have manipulated

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

He supposedly received his education at Oxford University. Every Saturday, he used to hold extravagant parties with bright lights and loud music in his grand mansion. Some sources those who have been to Gatsby’s lavish parties claim that Gatsby had “killed a man once” and might have even been a “German spy during the war”. Some said that he grew up in Germany while others told our reporters that he “was in the American army”. He is kind of a mystery to others. Gatsby is “rarely seen talking to his visitors and maintains a distance with them”, said one of his partygoers. However, he has a close friend, Nick Carraway, who refused to reveal much about Gatsby. Is there anything that Nick is trying to hide away from the rest? And Gatsby remains to be a mysterious character to most

Wilson’s wife. Fitz writes; “His wife and his mistress, until an hour ago secure and inviolate, were slipping precipitately from his control” (125. 6-7). This confirms Tom’s affair and dislike for Gatsby because the Wilsons were leaving and Daisy was showing interest in Gatsby. This is further proven; “So Tom Buchanan and his girl and I went up together to New York- or not quite together, for Mrs. Wilson sat discreetly in another car” (26. 30-32). This is when Nick first meets Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and is told Mrs. Wilson is Tom’s lover.

Daisy Buchanan is the one to hold accountable for Jay Gatsby's death because she leads him on, she was egotistical, and she let Gatsby take the blame for Myrtle's death. Gatsby has loved Daisy since they were eighteen and this conclusively leads to his death. Daisy did not actually pull the trigger but her actions ultimately led to Gatsby’s death. Gatsby’s death was the end of the domino effect that occurred after the death of Myrtle Wilson.

Until one day when Gatsby invites Tom and Daisy to the party. Tom sees how Gatsby acts towards Daisy and realizes something is fishy. So he starts doing his research on ole’ Gatsby. One day Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Nick, and Jordan all have dinner together in the city. But Tom starts an argument with Gatsby and Daisy wishes to go home. So she leaves with Gatsby but on the way back the two hit and kill Myrtle. Gatsby being the true gentleman he is takes the blame so that nothing happens to Daisy. But word gets around to George Wilson, Myrtle’s husband, that Gatsby killed his wife. So the next day George sneaks over to Gatsby’s and kills

It was after we started with Gatsby [his dead body] toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson’s body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete” (Fitzgerald, 161, 162). Gatsby made Tom’s life easier by being in the car that killed Myrtle. Wilson was originally going to go after Tom, but Tom corrected him that it was Gatsby’s car that killed his wife. Tom can easily get rid of Gatsby because Wilson wants to avenge his wife’s death. As Gatsby got into the pool and waited for the call that would never come, he gave up on his aspirations and is killed by Wilson.

Tom stated “‘I told him the truth... he was crazy enough to kill me if I hadn’t of told him who owned the car [and] his hand was on a revolver in his pocket every minute he was in the house” (180). Mr. Wilson was an emotional wreck due to the loss of his wife and forced Tom to reveal who he thought was driving the car. Tom is also implicated for the murder of Gatsby, because he is the reason Myrtle was hit by the car in the first place. Before Myrtle ran into traffic, her and Mr. Wilson got into a loud argument.

Undoubtedly, Tom is responsible in part for Gatsby's death because he tells Wilson that Gatsby killed his wife. Tom admits that Wilson came to his house with a loader revolver to ask Tom about who killed his wife. Tom recalls the experience to Nick: “What if I did tell him? That fellow (Gatsby) had it coming” (178). Some may argue that Tom thought he was telling the truth and here, but even if he has not yet spoken with Daisy -- and thus lying outright to protect her -- there exists some doubt in his mind

"He was a blond, spiritless man ... when he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes ... 'Get some chairs, why don't you, so somebody can sit down.' 'Oh sure,' agreed Wilson hurriedly" (Fitzgerald, 28). This shows that Wilson is a tired man who has an unsuccessful business and his dream is to make it more profitable with some help from Tom and to love and cherish Myrtle. It is visible that he really loves Myrtle because most men in the 20's like Tom would never take an order from a woman. "God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me, but you can't fool God!" (Fitzgerald, 152). Wilson has lost his mind after his wife dies because his American dream has died with her and thinks Doctor T.J Eckleburg's eyes are god's eyes. This is caused by Tom and Daisy because Tom is having an affair with Myrtle, which made Wilson go a little crazy locking Myrtle in a room and filling him with jealousy. What really pushed Wilson over the edge is Daisy killing Myrtle making him blinded by rage and wanting revenge, ultimately ending his own life. George Wilson's downfall is caused by Tom and Daisy who are living the

As he confronts Myrtle about her infidelity, Wilson brings up god, to make her feel guilty for her actions. He truly did love her and wanted to make her happy, but this event reveals his suppressed nature. He reacts with distress, anger and cruelty. He reveals a possessive and manipulative personality, locking his wife in the house and planning to move away with her. Ironically, Nick notes that Tom and George are very similar, in that they are both concerned about losing their women and that both tend towards violence or the use of force in order to control them.

Even though Gatsby is considered a cause for his own death, Daisy and Tom both are culprits for his death as well.