Death occurs in both stories and this is ultimately the worst way to end a relationship. The first death in the The Great Gatsby is when Daisy murders Myrtle. The quote (“A moment later she rushed out into the dusk, waving her hands and shouting - before he could move from his door the business was over.” pg.109) gives you a visual of the death. Even though it was an accident it was very odd that Myrtle unknowingly ran over her husband’s mistress. Another form of death in the novel is when Wilson, Myrtle’s husband shoots and kills Gatsby. He killed Gatsby because he thought that he was the one that ran over his wife. After Wilson kills Gatsby he shoves the gun into his mouth and kills himself. This was a murder-suicide. The gardner at Gatsby’s