Who Is Myrtle's Death In The Great Gatsby

Myrtle was the one murdered in the accident with the car. She is somewhat responsible because she ran out in front of the car, however, she was just trying to get their attention. So therefore I don't really think we can blame Myrtle because she wasn't asking to be hit. It was an accident.

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, murder is a significant crime. Literal and physical deaths take place in the novel. Characters are killed as well as their dreams. The first significant murder is when Daisy kills Myrtle. After getting into an argument with Tom and Gatsby, Daisy and Gatsby decide to return home. Daisy “was very nervous and she thought it would steady her to drive” (143). Myrtle runs out in front of the car thinking that Tom is in it, seeing as he was the one driving Gatsby’s car earlier the same day. The newspapers say that the car “didn’t stop; it came out of the gathering darkness , wavered tragically for a moment, and then disappeared around the next bend” (137). Daisy did not mean to murder Myrtle. It is thought

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

At the time we don't even know if Daisy was the one who did it however Nick starts talking to Gatsby and says this, “Was Daisy driving? Yes” (Fitzgerald 143). This shows that no matter what Daisy is completely responsible for the death of Myrtle. Wilsons only reason for killing is because his

The Great Gatsby has many different characters who all have very different traits and personalities. Myrtle’s character is very snobby, not too bright, and seems to get into abusive relationships, likely because of the attraction she has to dominant men. Myrtle is married to a man named George Wilson and is also Tom Buchanan’s mistress. She lives in a place called “Valley of Ashes” and belongs to the lower class, even though she acts as if she is better than them and is not one of them herself. Myrtle is also known as being a fool because of all the things she falls for and believes.

Myrtles characterization is more engineered towards her physical appearance and demeanor. She can be quickly identified as fake, unsightly and corrupt by a majority of characters. Her death represents the end of all the female aspects of her and this can be seen in the description of her corpse “Her left breast was swinging loose like a flap,and there was no need to listen for the heart beneath. The mouth was ripped at the corners, as though she she had choked a little giving up tremendous vitality he had stored up for so long.” (Fitzgerald 137). Her death signifies that the dignity of women suffers at the hands of men. Moreover, Fitzgerald uses this description of Myrtle’s death to bring to light what he believes how a woman should behave which is the complete opposite of the behavior of all the prominent female characters throughout the novel. likewise Fitzgerald also may be referring to his own wife, Zelda, when describing the actions of both Daisy, Myrtle, and

Gatsby was killed because Tom had told George that Gatsby murdered Myrtle with his car. Myrtle is George’s wife. The person that was behind the wheel was Daisy when she hit Myrtle. Therefore, George thinks that Gatsby was the one that kills Myrtle. George may have shot Gatsby but the other

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).

The atmosphere of the death’s of Myrtle Wilson and Jay Gatsby was violent, unexpected, and very different. The curious Tom and Nick “...peered over a circle of heads…” which reveals how chaotic the Wilson’s garage was after the death of Myrtle Wilson (Fitzgerald 138). The crowds were curious to see what happen, because the way that she died was very violent---she was instantly killed by a car.

Throughout the story, is becomes apparent that both Tom and Gatsby differ greatly on this integral topic. With immense wealth, comes a set of issues that plague only those who possess an extreme level of affluence. Tom is an arrogant, brutish character who in the story is portrayed as the antagonist. He is currently married to Daisy Buchanan, who is also loved by Jay Gatsby. Tom, feels as though his marriage does not bind him to only loving his beloved, but instead still allows him to engage in other activities. Tom engages in many affairs, most notable his affair with Myrtle Wilson. His actions are clearly demonstrated through the quote, “Tom ran into a wagon on the Ventura road one night and ripped a front wheel off his car. The girl who was with him got in the papers too because her arm was broken-she was one of the chambermaids in the Santa Barbara Hotel” (Fitzgerald 82). This clearly shows Tom’s disloyalty towards his wife. Due to his affluence, he believes that he can do anything in his life without consequence. He also believes that Daisy will never leave him, this idea is challenged when Gatsby returns back to Daisy’s life. Tom tries very hard to keep Daisy because he still loves her even though he loves other women simultaneously. Contrary to Tom, Gatsby is extremely loyal to Daisy, even though they were never actually wed together. Every decision he has made since his departure to serve in World War I is all to bring Daisy back into his life. His extravagant

All through the book, Gatsby's mind is stuck on getting Daisy back. He thinks that in one magical moment, Daisy will leave Tom and return to his bed for a fairy tale ending. After he comes back from the war his thoughts are on his love's betrayal, her marriage. He sees his actions as a method of love, but his thoughts are ill hearted towards others. He has been involved in illegal financial methods and is trying to break up a marriage for his own gain in life. After their fling officially begins, Gatsby has Daisy lying to Tom and he is convincing her that she never loved her husband. Gatsby thinks that by getting Daisy to realize her marital mistakes, she will simply leave Tom and marry him.  He is corrupting a relationship and an individual further than their present state of dishonesty. He thinks that his plans are going accordingly until a heated discussion breaks out and he is on the losing end. He has ended up emotionally unbalancing Daisy to the point where she accidentally kills someone. Gatsby then takes the blame like it was nothing with the thought that it is his duty. Gatsby's train of thought was a bit off the tracks and did crash and burn, but who could blame a man in love,

     Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a fascinating work that details the corruptive influence of greed. The main character is a man named Gatsby. The two main female characters are Daisy and Myrtle. These two women provide an interesting contrast while complementing each other at the same time. Daisy is living a life of luxury while Myrtle is struggling to make ends meet. They both play major roles in the novel, and, although their intentions seem pure and promising enough, they both are doomed to succumb to greed which causes eventual death.

In the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the relationship between Mr. And Mrs. Wilson on their views on materialism and wealth. In chapter 2, you can see that the setting is George Wilson is working at a garage. As we go through that scenario when tom Buchanan had an affair with Myrtle. As you can refer as a wrong statement when I recall, because George is the husband of Myrtle and Myrtle shows no respect to her husband, but she went through it, but was given a taste of her medicine by getting punched by the nose from Tom. Myrtle can’t realize of what is affecting her life and see that money is the most important thing to her life as being in the high class, being rich and get the attention among everyone.

The Great Gatsby: The Role and Depiction of Women Individuals of the feminine gender play a critical role not only in literary stories but also in the society. The Great Gatsby is an interesting yet educative piece whose depiction of women is unique. This tragic love story, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925, is a social commentary on the American way of life. However, many critics have in the recent past ridiculed the manner in which the issue of gender was tackled in this story claiming that it is a male-dominated literary piece. This paper discusses the role played by female characters in this story with a major focus of Jordan, Daisy, and Myrtle while exploring what these characters represent.

Gatsby and Daisy are taking part in a love affair with out Tom knowing. Gatsby is explaining to Tom why Daisy married Tom insisted of him. Gatsby says,“ She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me”( Fitzgerald 130). Tom and Gatsby are arguing at the hotel on who Daisy loves. As they are arguing Gatsby expresses the reason why he thinks Daisy married Tom in the first place. He needs reassurance that the only reason why Daisy married Tom was because of money and the social status he carried and not out of love. He dreams of a perfect life with Daisy and without a part of his American Dream is not complete. Daisy is the only way Gatsby’s dream can come into reality by becoming an upper-classman, having his true love, and erasing the fact that he was born into lower class. This makes Gatsby vulnerable to Tom because Tom knows that Gatsby can never be on the same social level.