In the Great Gatsby, each character has contributions to Jay Garsby death, but some are small contributions and some are major. The character Daisy Buchanas the wife of Tom Buchanan. They live in East Egg, which represents old money. There Tom Buchanan who cheats on his wife and figures out who Jay Gatsby really is. The second to last person is George, a mechanic who lives in the Valley of Ashes who ended up killing Gatsby. The last person is Jay Gatsby who has some of the blame for his own death because of the actions he took to reach a goal that was too high above him. He lived in West Egg that represented new money. Jay Gatsby’s death was caused by many character’s unruly actions and morals. Daisy has so many imperfections that she …show more content…
After he found out Gatsby's identity he decided to comfort him about it when they went out to the city. But before they reach the city, Tom, Nick, and Jordan stop by the George Wilson shop to get gas in Gatsby's car. George has started to go crazy because he found out Myrtle has been having an affair but doesn’t know with whom. Tom starts to realize his life is falling apart because he is losing both his wife and side piece and needs to fix it as soon as possible. When they arrive at the apartment Tom starts going off saying Jay Gatbsy isn’t his real name and calling him a bootlegger. After a while Gatsby had enough and snapped yelling and throwing a couple of things. Daisy gets scared of Gatsby and loses all love for him at that moment. Daisy and Gatsby leave the apartment taking Gatbsy’s car, leaving Jordan,Nick, and Tom to stay back. When Daisy and Gatsby left, Gatsby let Daisy drive which was a bad idea because she ended up killing Myrtle. Myrtle ran out into the street thinking it was Tom driving Gatbsy’s car when it was Daisy and got hit. Myrtle was also being questioned by George about where she got all her jewelry and clothing from. After Myrtle got hit, Tom stopped by the shop to see what was going on. When he found out that Myrtle died he broke down to George that he wasn’t the one who hit her and that he was …show more content…
Gatsby wanted the old past that he used to have with Daisy and was looking for that old spark but it wasn't there anymore. “I ventured. YOu can’t repeat the past .” (Gatsby 149). Gatsby spent his whole life trying to get the feeling he used to have with Daisy but no matter how much he wanted he couldn’t/ wouldn’t get the same feeling he onced felt. Gatsby was chasing a married woman who moved on from him and had a kid with another man. Gatsby dedicated his life for a woman who wouldn't be together with him at the end of the day. Gatsby had a dream of Daisy that was just too much and he couldn’t reach no matter what he did. All the actions that Jay Gatsby took led to his death because instead of moving forward with life he wanted something in the past. He was moving behind him and not in front of him. That is the main cause of his
On the way home from the hotel, Daisy, driving Gatsby's car, hits Tom's mistress, Myrtle. Gatsby says he'll take the blame for the death of Myrtle, therefore Daisy doesn't have to be arrested. Tom finds out and tells George Wilson, the husband of Myrtle. Enraged with the death of his wife, George shoots Gatsby in the pool. In the next chapter, Tom tells Nick one day passing by, "'That fellow had it coming to him.
In the middle of the Novel Gatsby meets up with Daisy after 5 years, and after that day they got closer and closer to each other. Towards the end of the novel Tom found out about Daisy affair with Gatsby. Daisy says to Gatsby that she loved Tom and him both! But Daisy decided to stay with Tom and forget about Gatsby. Gatsby was devastated after that day.
This happens because in a panic Daisy and Jay drive back from the city and run down a woman who ends up dead. When her husband questions the culprit, Tom volunteers information about the seen car that killed her. He alerts the poor man that Jay Gatsby is responsible for his wife’s death. The ending represents the flaws in the characters. Gatsby, forever chasing the past, obviously hindered.
In the end, Daisy Buchanan is most responsible for the death of Jay Gatsby due to her lies, indecisiveness, foolish mistakes, and her unfaithfulness. After Daisy kills Myrtle with the car, she does not tell anyone the truth about the incident. Instead, she allows Gatsby to take the blame for the accident. Daisy was not in the proper mindset to drive as she knew she wasn’t sober enough to safely drive the two of them home, but her frustration towards Tom and Gatsby overpowered her conscience. When Gatsby and Tom were disputing about Daisy’s love for them, she ends up expressing love for Gatsby and not for Tom, yet she stays with Tom in the end.
First off, Gatsby is to blame for his own death because he let Daisy drive his car while being intoxicated. In the story, F. Scott Fitzgerald shows that Daisy is driving by saying that when Gatsby and Daisy “left New York she was very nervous and she thought it would steady her to drive--and this woman rushed out at us just as we were passing a car coming the other way. ”(F. Scott Fitzgerald 143) This shows that Gatsby made a conscious effort to say it was ok for her to drive in the state she was in, because he didn’t want to say no to Daisy.
Nick rides with Jordan and Tom in Gatsby’s car, while Gatsby and Daisy ride together in Tom’s car. As the get gas for the car, Tom and Nick learn the Mr. Wilson is aware that his wife is cheating on him and plans to move out west. As the get to NYC, they decide to book a suite at the Plaza Hotel, where Tom confronts gatsby about his
He kills Gatsby because he thinks that Gatsby hit his beloved wife with his vehicle, but he doesnt know the whole truth, it was really Daisy who hit her, but Gatsby loves Daisy so much where he took the blame and the consequences. “"Did you see and trouble on the road?" he asked after a
The Great Gatsby is about an usual millionaire named Jay Gatsby as told by Nick Carraway. Gatsby was neighbor to Nick who lived in a modest house while Gatsby owned a stunning mansion where he frequently held renowned elaborate parties. Soon, Nick found out that Gatsby is in love with Daisy Buchanan, the wife of Tom Buchanan and cousin of Nick. Tom takes his old friend for a day in the city, where Nick learns that Tom had an affair with a woman named Myrtle who was wife of a mechanic in Long Island. Gatsby told a mutual friend of him and Nick that Nick needed to arrange a “chance” meeting for Gatsby and Daisy.
Upon the arrival at the Plaza Hotel, Tom and Gatsby argue over Daisy's love. When Gatsby realizes that Daisy did love Tom, Tom sends Daisy and Gatsby back home in Gatsby's car. Later when Tom, Nick, and Jordan are driving back home they discover Myrtle has been hit. Tom suspects that it was Gatsby who must've
Fitzgerald uses characterization to make this a more significant death for one of the main characters. Characters that are indirectly responsible for the murder of Jay Gatsby are Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, and Myrtle Wilson. Daisy Buchanan was driving the car that killed Myrtle, yet Gatsby took the blame and it ended in his demise. “‘Was Daisy
Tom, Nick, Daisy, Jordan, and Gatsby have been around each other all day and Tom has exposed the truth about Gatsby. Daisy and Gatsby left in his car and Daisy was driving when she killed Myrtle. Gatsby tried to pull the wheel from her and he couldn't. Daisy is a member of the higher class.
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Jay Gatsby was murdered by George Wilson Husband of Myrtle. In the court of law there’s only one person who was responsible and guilty for the murder of Jay Gatsby. Although in the eyes of god there was more than one person responsible for the murder or had the ability to stop the outcome of the murder. Weather it was Tom being honest about his affair, Daisy doing the right thing and stopping during the accident or Jay Gatsby himself by taking control of the situation and doing what was good for both Daisy and himself instead of just what 's best for Daisy. Tom, Myrtle, Daisy, and Gatsby were selfish and self centered leading them to become Morally responsible for the death of Jay Gatsby.
As seen in many headlines, Jay Gatsby was tragically murdered by George Wilson after a misconception that Gatsby killed Mr. Wilson’s wife, Myrtle Wilson, in a car accident and also because he believed they were having an affair; however, Gatsby was not having an affair with Mrs. Wilson, but instead with Daisy Buchanan. Not pertaining to the details, it was obvious that Daisy and Gatsby had been deeply in love. Rumors say that after Gatsby dies, Daisy Buchanan left town with her husband, Tom. Unhappily, Daisy failed to endure without Gatsby and she started to seek ways to communicate with
George was filled with anger and went looking for Gatsby. While Gatsby was at his pool laying and some water bed looking at the sky, George came out of nowhere and shot Gatsby killing him instantly. Right after, George shoots himself. It turns out that Tom and Daisy move away and very minimal people came to Gatsby’s
However, Daisy is unable to say this because she loves Tom, breaking Gatsby's heart. The same night, Daisy and Gatsby go home together, with Daisy driving the car. When they pass by Myrtle's gas station, Myrtle runs out to see the car, thinking it was Tom driving. Daisy pays no attention to her and runs Myrtle over, killing her. Daisy then drives off without stopping.