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To What Extent Is Tom Responsible For The Ending Of The Great Gatsby

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The story of the Great Gatsby has a rather tragic ending. When tensions that were built throughout the story finally erupt, it leads to Myrtle Wilson being killed by a car, Jay Gatsby being murdered by George Wilson, and George Wilson committing suicide after killing Gatsby. So the big question after reading the book is who's responsible for all of this bloody trouble? After reading the book I think the best person to point your finger at is Tom Buchanan. Buchanan is married to Daisy Buchanan and has a little girl named Pammy. Tom is a trouble maker, and you see this throughout the book. You first hear about this in chapter one, when his mistress from New York calls during dinner. This is when Jordan Baker tells Nick about how Tom is cheating …show more content…

Daisy knows this and at dinner talks about how she hopes that her daughter is a beautiful fool so that when she gets cheated on she won't know about it. “That's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool,” (Fitzgerald 17). Eventually Gatsby comes into play with the crazy love triangle. Gatsby and Daisy were once lovers but when Gatsby left for the war she married Tom. Gatsby had been hoping she would show up to one of his parties or at least find someone who knew her. “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay,” (Fitzgerald 78). Eventually he finds Jordan Baker and Nick. Gatsby wants to have a tea party so he can see her. “I'm going to make a big request of you today.” (Fitzgerald 67). Daisy and Gatsby fall in love once again behind Tom's back. Even though this is unfair to Tom I still believe that this is his fault. If he hadn't been cheating on Daisy I believe she would have been loyal to Tom and their marriage. This relationship is a domino effect of bad things to happen in the story. Eventually the tension will break and all bad things will kick off in the book. One day Gatsby and Daisy were driving home when Myrtle Wilson ran in front

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