Who Was To Blame For Gatsby's Death Essay

The Jury concluded that Daisy was, in fact, guilty of the hit and run but was not the only one to blame for Gatsby’s death. The story is that Daisy Buchanan was driving Jay Gatsby’s car while he was in the passenger seat when she struck Myrtle Wilson. She had tried to turn the other way but, in fear of hitting another car, swerved back. When she came in contact with Myrtle, Gatsby immediately took the wheel. She fainted and fell on Gatsby’s lap who then took the wheel, drove on, and then hid the car. The charge that the prosecution took was a felony hit and run. Unanimously, the jurors came to the consensus that the prosecution displayed a well-supported case and would take their side. The case began with the prosecutions’ opening case which clearly laid out their charge and their reasoning. These points were that Daisy was the one behind the wheel when Myrtle was killed, when George Wilson found out that Myrtle was killed he was distraught but did not know who was the murderer since he was not a witness, and, roughly one day later, Gatsby was found shot dead by George who promptly committed suicide. They also pointed out that Daisy “chose to withhold the information [about the crash] from the authorities” and that she was being charged with a felony hit and run. This …show more content…
Gatsby was dead in his pool and it was George who had shot him so it is easy to see why George could be most responsible. George, though, was convinced by Tom that it was Gatsby that killed Myrtle when he was “distraught with anger” as the prosecution had said. This could show that George would not have killed Gatsby if only Tom had not convinced it was. Then again, Daisy could also be blamed for Gatsby’s death because if she had told the authorities, George would not have killed Gatsby. These are the reasons why a majority of the jurors decided that there was no person wholly responsible for Gatsby’s