Who Was To Blame For Myrtle's Death In The Great Gatsby

Throughout The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald problems occur and end in Gatsby's unfortunate death. The group of people Gatsby “hung” out loved to party and have fun. This caused trouble because of the outcome of what happened to Gatsby. Gatsby just wanted to pursue his love for Daisy which did not lead him to a good outcome. Even though his friends had an influence on Gatsby: Tom , Myrtle, and Gatsby himself are at fault for his death due to the poor decisions they made throughout the novel.
Jay is definitely at fault for his own death. He chose the style of his life to be revolved around Daisy, he got himself into trouble with bootlegging and crime, and trusted the wrong group of people. He ultimately made the decision of his death.

Myrtle was married to George but that didn’t stop her from getting with someone else. Myrtle was having an affair with Tom which ended up setting off a chain reaction. Myrtle was hit by a car that Daisy was driving under the influence, but because Gatsby loved Daisy so much, he took the blame for her death. But if Myrtle would have never gotten involved with Tom's relationship it would have never happened and she wouldn't even be a piece in the story. Tom and Myrtle both wanted out of their marriage. Catherine, Myrtle's sister says, “Neither of them can stand the person they're married to..” (Fitzgerald 34). This quote shows that maybe they never actually loved who they were married to, maybe just the thought of having each other to themselves was what they wanted . Especially because we know that Tom liked knowing that Daisy was all his even though everyone wanted her. Even Gatsby said "Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth” (Fitzgerald 14) Even though their relationship was rocky, Myrtle still had a cause of the death. She was the one who jumped in front of the car. She ran in front of the car thinking it was Tom but it was Daisy. So when she got hit, Gatsby took the blame. George Wilson was not very happy about that and found Gatsby and murdered him in his backyard. If Myrtle wouldn’t have done that, Gatsby would still be alive. But Myrtle did it all for

Tom had several impacts on Gatsby's death. Tom told George that Myrtle was killed by Gatsby which resulted in George killing him. When Tom was talking to George, he said, “It was a yellow car.” This quote shows us that Tom blamed the death of Myrtle on Gatsby. Tom was always jealous of Gatsby because Daisy showed so much care and affection for him. Tom was envious that Gatsby was receiving all the attention from Daisy. Even though Tom and Gatsby were both very wealthy and successful, Daisy has always loved Gatsby. Gatsby wanted Daisy to even tell her husband she never loved him. Gatsby says “It doesn’t matter any more. Just tell him the truth–that you never loved him–and it’s all wiped out forever” ( Fitzgerald 132). This quote shows us that Tom and Gatsby always had a little feud going on and they never liked each other. Tom is at fault for his death because he was the one to tell George who killed Myrtle. Tom didn’t even tell the truth that Daisy hit her. If Tom would have never told George who it was, Gatsby could still be alive. Throughout this novel we can see that the “fun” and “outgoing” friend group may not be as loyal and friendly as they portray to be to the outside