The Great Gatsby Myrtle's Death Analysis
At the end of the novel, The Great Gatsby, George Wilson murders Jay Gatsby with a pistol. Most people would come to the conclusion that George Wilson is to blame for the death of Gatsby, but if we dig a little deeper, one could come to a different conclusion. I am of the opinion that Tom and Daisy are the true culprits of this crime.
Later in the story, we learn that Daisy fell in love with Gatsby before she fell in love with
Tom. After they met, Gatsby had to return to war, and because Daisy was so drawn to money, she married Tom Buchanan when Gatsby was away. Even though she cried the day before her wedding, she learned to love Tom when they were on their honeymoon, most likely for his money. This destroys Gatsby, and throughout the book, …show more content…
‘I love you nowisn’t that enough? I can’t help what’s in the past.’” (Fitzgerald 132). Gatsby desperately wants Daisy to admit that she never loved Tom, but this simply isn’t true. His eyes are blind to the fantasy he lives in, and this ultimately leads to his downfall. Baisa 2
What event comes to mind that ultimately leads to Wilson’s murdersuicide?
Myrtle's
death. And who killed Myrtle? Daisy. Daisy was driving with Gatsby in the passenger seat, and she intentionally ran over Myrtle because she knew Myrtle was Tom's mistress. Gatsby tries to stop her, but he is too late. Gatsby loves Daisy, so he takes the blame for the entire situation.
Daisy takes advantage of him and leaves town with Tom to lay low for a while. When Nick tries to convince him that he needs to leave town as well, “He wouldn’t consider it. He couldn’t possibly leave Daisy until he knew what she was going to do. He was clutching at some last hope and I couldn't bear to shake him free” (Fitzgerald 148). The fantasy was already ingrained in his mind. And it was too late.
Before Daisy and Tom leave town, Tom tells Wilson the car that ran over his wife was
Gatsby's. Nick says it best: “They were careless people … they smashed up things and
Later in the story, we learn that Daisy fell in love with Gatsby before she fell in love with
Tom. After they met, Gatsby had to return to war, and because Daisy was so drawn to money, she married Tom Buchanan when Gatsby was away. Even though she cried the day before her wedding, she learned to love Tom when they were on their honeymoon, most likely for his money. This destroys Gatsby, and throughout the book, …show more content…
‘I love you nowisn’t that enough? I can’t help what’s in the past.’” (Fitzgerald 132). Gatsby desperately wants Daisy to admit that she never loved Tom, but this simply isn’t true. His eyes are blind to the fantasy he lives in, and this ultimately leads to his downfall. Baisa 2
What event comes to mind that ultimately leads to Wilson’s murdersuicide?
Myrtle's
death. And who killed Myrtle? Daisy. Daisy was driving with Gatsby in the passenger seat, and she intentionally ran over Myrtle because she knew Myrtle was Tom's mistress. Gatsby tries to stop her, but he is too late. Gatsby loves Daisy, so he takes the blame for the entire situation.
Daisy takes advantage of him and leaves town with Tom to lay low for a while. When Nick tries to convince him that he needs to leave town as well, “He wouldn’t consider it. He couldn’t possibly leave Daisy until he knew what she was going to do. He was clutching at some last hope and I couldn't bear to shake him free” (Fitzgerald 148). The fantasy was already ingrained in his mind. And it was too late.
Before Daisy and Tom leave town, Tom tells Wilson the car that ran over his wife was
Gatsby's. Nick says it best: “They were careless people … they smashed up things and