The most shocking moment in the novel The Great Gatsby was ultimately when George Wilson snuck into Gatsby’s backyard and shot him in the back, sending him falling into his pool. If you were to ask a student who was responsible for the murder of Jay Gatsby, they would respond with the answer “George Wilson”. However, simply putting the word “morally” at the front of that question, you can now be provided with several different answers. Any main character in the novel The Great Gatsby, including Nick, Daisy, Tom, or Gatsby himself can be seen as morally responsible for the death of Jay Gatsby besides George Wilson. How would you feel if the woman you worked hard to be with and were deeply in love with was the one morally responsible for your death? This is a …show more content…
For unknown reasons to the passengers of the yellow car, a lady runs out into the road waving her arms and screaming. Panic and fear fill the bright vehicle as red spatter is added to the paintjob, speeding off from the scene before they can process what they had just done. Not far behind was the vehicle containing Tom Buchanan, Nick Carraway, and Jordan Baker. After speaking to Tom, George is convinced he knows the killer and informs George of this. The rest is history. If Tom or George knew that it was in fact Daisy driving the vehicle, and not Mr. Gatsby, then things may have turned out much differently. Should Gatsby have driven, I believe he would have made a better attempt at stopping the vehicle or swerving out of the way, but with the condition Daisy was in, , there was no chance. The only way Gatsby could respond to Nick about it was the fact that “Daisy stepped on it. [he] tried to make her stop, but she couldn't..." (p.145) Branching away from the main incident, Daisy and Gatsby’s love for each other is also a factor in the death of Gatsby. From the moment they see each other again, to the moment of Gatsby’s death, it is shown that her love is like a drug for him. When he doesn't get this