George Wilson In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Scott F. Fitzgerald is very well known for his novel The Great Gatsby, which was published in the last years of the roaring twenties. In The Great Gatsby, the death of Jay Gatsby is a tragic event that sparks questions about responsibility and accountability. Although George Wilson is the one who pulls the trigger, Gatsby himself was ultimately responsible for his own demise. At first glance, it appears that George Wilson is the root cause of Gatsby's death since, after all, he is the one who pulls the trigger and ends Gatsby's life. He made this decision because he heard from Tom Buchanan that Gatsby had killed George’s wife by hitting her with a car. Myrtle’s life was “violently extinguished” by a car that Tom commented was big and yellow

Despite Wilson's direct involvement, Gatsby's own actions and decisions led to his downfall. His obsessive pursuit of Daisy, despite her marriage and clear proof that she had moved on from Gatsby years ago, was a recipe for disaster. For example, after Gatsby and Daisy had finally reconnected after 10 years and Gatsby is giving Daisy and Nick a tour of his mansion, he “hadn’t once ceased looking at Daisy, and. he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her eyes (Gatsby 71). Gatsby was completely obsessed with Daisy, and his failure to recognize that she had moved on with her life led him to recklessly pursue her, ignoring the fact that she was married and that his actions would have deadly consequences. Gatsby's naivety and arrogance led him to believe that he was above the law and that he could escape the repercussions of his actions. Furthermore, Gatsby's death was also a result of his own moral decay. His pursuit of wealth and material possessions had corrupted him, and he had lost sight of what was truly