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Who Was The Most Responsible For Gatsby's Death Essay

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Gatsby is the most responsible for the tragic ending of the novel, his own death. He ignored warnings from close friends about potential danger, refused to let the gardener drain the pool, and took blame for something he did not do, which all led to his murder. After Myrtle gets run over by a car and passes away, Nick believes he must warn Gatsby that her death will be traced back to him. Nick tells him to “go to Atlantic City for a week, or up to Montreal” (Fitzgerald 91) because he knows that the car used to kill Myrtle belongs to Gatsby and people will find out about it. Nick tries to look out for his best friend Gatsby, but unfortunately, Gatsby does not even take this warning into consideration and refuses to leave West Egg. Nick states, “He couldn’t possibly leave Daisy until he knew what she was going to do” (Fitzgerald 91). Gatsby’s love for Daisy makes every other thing and danger in this world irrelevant. All he cares about is Daisy, and he changed his whole life for her. Sadly, for Gatsby, his ignorance of Nick’s warning and his passionate love for Daisy ends up …show more content…

The gardener tells Gatsby, “I’m going to drain the pool today, Mr. Gatsby. Leaves’ll start falling pretty soon, and then there’s always trouble with the pipes” (Fitzgerald 94). Gatsby then tells him to not drain the pool because he has yet to use it this summer. The next day around 2 o’clock in the afternoon, Gatsby relaxes in the pool one time before it closes for the winter. While he enjoys his time in the pool, “the chauffeur—he was one of Wolfsheim’s protégés—heard the shots” (Fitzgerald 99). George Wilson kills Gatsby out of pure anger. Though keeping the pool filled for one more day seems unimportant and harmless, it contributes heavily to the death of Gatsby. If the pool had been drained already, Gatsby would have been inside his home safely at the time George came to kill him with much more

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