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Reece Jones Mrs. del Rio English III Honors 14 February 2023 The Great Gatsby Essay In the narrative The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby was murdered by George Wilson. However,the real person who was responsible for Gatsby's death was Tom Buchanan. Tom was the most responsible for Gatsby's death because he provided the information of who hit Myrtle to George. Tom also was angry at Gatsby for having an affair with Daisy, His wife. Tom Buchanan was an arrogant, wealthy, manipulative, and abusive person. Tom exhibited these characteristics throughout the book, which resulted to Jay Gatsby's death. Tom was the one who discovered Gatsby's past as a bootlegger, which led to daisy knowing the source of his money and ultimately influenced her decision to leave Gatsby and return to Tom. This began a chain of events that led to Gatsby's death. "Making a short deft movement, Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand." (Chapter 2) This quote implies that Tom is a physically violent and emotionally unstable character who is prone …show more content…

Despite the fact that Daisy was driving the car at the time of the accident, Tom convinces George that Gatsby was to blame for Myrtle's death. This idea leads George to seek vengeance on Gatsby, eventually leading to Gatsby's death. The two quotes from The Great Gatsby "He was crazy enough to kill me if I hadn't told him who owned the car. His hand was on a revolver in his pocket every minute he was in the house." (Chapter 8), And "Wilson's glazed eyes turned out to the ashheaps, where small gray clouds took on fantastic shapes and scurried here and there in the faint dawn wind.” (Chapter 8) suggest that Tom revealed to George that Gatsby was the owner of the car that struck and killed Myrtle, and that George was so distraught and angry that he was willing to kill

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