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Essay / Myrtle's death in The Great Gatsby Analysis - 1076
George decides to avenge Myrtle's death. And with that, Tom tells George that it was Gatsby's car: "...What if I told him?" This man had planned it. He threw dust in your eyes like he did in Daisy's, but he was a tough guy. He ran over Myrtle like you would run over a dog and never even stopped his car..." As Myrtle ran into the middle of the road, "A moment later she rushed out into the twilight, waving her hands and shouting - before he can move from his door, the matter is over. (Fitzgerald. 111). Gatsby's murder was a set-up, or at least premeditated, Myrtle's was the result of a collision with traffic, and even a deserved murder while Daisy was driving the car. Whether deserved or not, Daisy committed manslaughter through her reckless driving. “…there was no need to listen to the heart underneath. The mouth was wide open and torn at the corners, as if it had choked a little by giving up the immense vitality it had stored up for so long. (Fitzgerald. 111) and even begins to walk away, “…Anyway, Daisy stepped on it. I tried to get her to stop, but she couldn't, so I hit the emergency brake. Then she fell into my lap and I continued. (Fitzgerald. 111) Let Gatsby hide his car and take responsibility for it