Is Responsible For George Wilson's Death In The Great Gatsby

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When I finished reading The Great Gatsby, there was a question that lingered, and that question is: Who is responsible for Gatsby’s death? George Wilson has to be the most responsible; he is the one who ultimately pulled the trigger and kills Gatsby. Everyone else had a part to play, but their role in the death is ancillary, related to the cause, but not the primary cause. Some say that one character can’t be held accountable for Gatsby’s death, it has to be multiple. As I said before, I believe this isn’t true, and that George Wilson is responsible. The others, Daisy, Tom, Myrtle, Nick, and even Gatsby, merely contributed to Gatsby’s death. I’ll admit, Tom and Daisy played a big role in contributing to Gatsby’s death. Daisy is, what the teens