... the city. Tom then steps in and agrees with Daisy that it would be a good idea. Nick rides with Jordan and Tom in Gatsby's car, and Daisy and Gatsby rides together in Tom's car. On the way there they stop for gas at Wilson's garage for some gas. They learn that Mr. Wilson found out that Myrtle is ... when they stopped for gas. Tom also assumes that Gatsby is the driver. Nick learns that Daisy was driving the car that struck Myrtle, but Gatsby wants to take the blame. Nick tells Gatsby that it would be best for him to leave Long Island and to forget ... seeks his wife's killer. He looks...

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... which Myrtle was killed. Gatsby and Tom got in to an argument, about who Daisy really loved. Tom, Nick and Jordan then got into Tom's car and Daisy got into Gatsby's car with Gatsby. Through other characters after the accident, we are able to piece together what happened. Apparently, Myrtle saw Gatsby's bright yellow ... car coming down the street and because Tom was driving it earlier, she assumed it would be him behind the wheel. To get Tom's attention she ... ran out into the middle of the street waving her arms to get the car to stop. But instead of Tom driving, it was Daisy, who w...

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... Gatsby symbolizes the American dream. In the 1920's, the American Dream was something that everyone struggled to have. A spouse, children, money, a big house and a car meant that someone had succeeded in life. A very important belief was that money could buy you anything. One look at Gatsby's past and it could be seen that ... it would lead to a better life. Jay Gatsby thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. He has the best of everything. The nicest car, the largest house, and the finest clothes. Jay has everything except what he most desires, Daisy. Appearance is another ...

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... identity given to Mr. James Gats to be realistic and gloomy. The outcome of this novel can be compared to princess Diana's death in the sense of car accidents, money, and a person speeding away from a car crash. "The Great Gatsby" is a man who threw great parties and lived in a mansion. Gatsby although rich, loved Daisy Buchanan, which was one problem he could ... and fortune, yet they still get busted for illegal activities like trafficking drugs. In the climax Daisy killed Ms. Wilson in Gatsby's car and sped off due to the moment. This is similar to when Princess Diana was killed in a...

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... in love with. After a heated battle, Daisy chooses Tom and the weary group heads home. As Nick, Jordan, and Tom pass through the valley of ashes they discover that Gatsby's car has hit and killed Myrtle, Tom's lover. They rush back to Long Island, where Gatsby tells Nick that Daisy was driving the ... that he plans to take the blame. The next day, Tom tells Myrtle's husband that Gatsby was the driver of the car. Mr. Wilson, who assumes that the driver of the car that killed Myrtle was her lover, finds Gatsby lounging in the pool at his house and kills him before turning the gun on himse...

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... took Gatsby by surprise because now his dream has became something intangible. One of the major ways Daisy ended Gatsby's physical life was when she killed Myrtle in his car. "Anyhow- Daisy stepped on it. I tried to make her stop but she couldn't so I pulled on the emergency brake" (Fitzgerald 151). By ... in Jay Gatsby's murder. Tom was heartbroken and revengeful for his mistress's death. "'The god damn coward!' he whimpered 'he didn't even stop his car'" (Fitzgerald 149). After Tom's rare showing of compassion, he soon turned hostile and blamed Gatsby for this misfortune. Tom also ...

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... love with Gatsby. They all end up going to the city, with Tom driving Gatsby's yellow car and Gatsby driving Tom's. On the way, Tom stops at Wilson's gas station, to tease and convince Myrtles husband that the car he is driving is in fact his. Tom learns that Myrtles husband suspects she has a secret ... they are in love, but she denies it. So Tom, who is feeling victorious, insists that Daisy and Gatsby return to Long Island together in his yellow car, to say their final goodbyes, as Daisy will not be seeing him anymore. On their return, with Daisy at the wheel, they pass the gas stat...

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... and Gatsby were driving home from town after an argument amongst the group of friends when they passed the Wilson's gas station. Mrs. Wilson ran out to Gatsby's car, because they were driving Tom's car, and was hit. Mr. Wilson went positively crazy, and Nick felt torn by his mixed feelings towards his supposed friend Gatsby.I disliked him so much by this ... for Gatsby has rekindled. One day while in town, Tom and Daisy fight, so Gatsby drives Daisy home in Tom's car. On the way, they hit a woman who turns out to be Mrs. Wilson who was thought the person in the car was Tom, and was tryi...

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... version of yellow. Another way Fitzgerald used yellow to represent corruption and decay is in the color of Gatsby's car. The car was the subject of conversation when it became the cause of Myrtle's death. Witnesses referred to Gatsby's yellow car as the "death car" (147). The color green was most frequently used to illustrate Gatsby's love for Daisy. Daisy did not marry Gatsby ... daisy as honest and pure but instead she was seduced and corrupted by money. Yellow symbolized death and the unethical standards of both East and West Egg. Most important, the car with which Daisy caused Myrtl...

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... moral turpitude is murder. "...she was nervous and she thought it would steady her to drive- and this woman rushed out just as we were passing a car coming other way. It all happened in a minute, but it seemed to me that she wanted to speak with us, thought we were somebody she knew. Well ... first Daisy turned away from the woman toward the other car, and she lost her nerve and turned back. The second my hand reached the wheel I felt the shock-it must have killed her instantly....I tried to make ... and when I sent word that we weren't in, he tried to force his way upstairs. He would h...

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... to Jay Gatsby is to have as many material possessions as possible. He thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. Gatsby has the best of everything; the fanciest car, the largest house, and the finest clothes. Jay has everything except the object he most desires, Daisy. Gatsby believes he can win Daisy over with wealth. On the other hand ... success is measured by how many people attend your funeral. Gatsby tries to reach his goal by displaying his wealth. In America during the 1920's the car was one of the greatest status symbols. Gatsby's car is one of the most expensive and...

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... they"re on their way home, a woman named Myrtle Wilson runs into the middle of the street. They hit and kill her. Instead of getting out of the car like decent people, they just keep on driving. Daisy was behind the wheel of the car. Because Gatsby is in love with Daisy, he decides to let people think he was driving the ... car. Instead of thanking Gatsby for taking the blame, Daisy leaves town with her husband without giving Gatsby so much as a phone call. Before Tom and Daisy leave town, Tom ... tells Wilson, Myrtles husband, that Gatsby was the one driving the Car that killed Wilson...

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... and says that she loves Tom as well, and has an obligation to her family. Tom is pleased with him self, and easily sends Daisy and Gatsby in the car together, as he knows that Gatsby has lost. Things do not get any better, Daisy decides to drive home to cool herself off, but hits Myrtle Wilson Tom's ... mistress on the way, killing her instantly. Daisy in a panic does not stop the car. George Wilson, Myrtle's husband is devastated, and when Tom arrives on the scene, George keeps saying he knows who did it, and that someone saw the ... car. George is led to believe that his wife cheated ...

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... way, such as the mist. The green light symbolizes Gatsby's persistent hope for Daisy's acceptance, even during encumbrances. Gatsby's character is illustrated by his car. Fitzgerald states "it was a rich cream color...and traced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns...(68). This depicts Gatsby as the ... and see if he tries to bother her about that unpleasantness this afternoon"(151). Similar to how Daisy is able to turn the car any direction she pleases, Gatsby also permits Daisy to direct him. He remains faithful to Daisy, even to the perilous moments that precede t...

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... to be yellow than to be green. If we read the novel we notice that a lot of the things Gatsby owns is yellow or gold on the outside, like his car or his golden toilet set etc. but we now that it is all fake because it is only the things he owns that look yellow or gold. And if we ... didn't think about we notice that Gatsby is only trying to show that he has "old wealth". If we look at his car for example we see a large yellow car but if we look more carefully we see that the car is green on the inside, and if we look more carefully at the house we see that many of the walls are ... ...

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... Daisy as an object to be won rather than someone he loves, making his idea of the dream corrupt. The yellow car in the story is a symbol that the enormous wealth Gatsby has, is corrupt. "The car lurched up the drive." The car is a symbol of Gatsby's money and status, and shows how he has achieved the Dream by working from rags to ... ...

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... , Gatsby, and Jordan as the big showdown between Tom and Gatsby comes to light and Daisy tells Tom she's leaving him. (Fitzgerald 133) Afterwards, Nick and Jordan get into the car with Tom and head for the city. They happen upon the scene of Myrtle's death in which both Mr. Wilson and Tom are devastated. Mr. Wilson at first believes it ... was Tom who killed her but then Tom leads him to believe it was Gatsby driving the car and Nick himself is unsure. Nick gets confirmation that it was indeed the yellow car, but not Gatsby at the wheel, "Was Daisy driving?", "Yes". (Fitzgerald 143) Nick...

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... standing all around. He then proceeded in closer to see Mr. Wilson in tears and to find out that Myrtle had been run over by a car and killed. He later finds out that the car was his car. But Daisy does not take the blame for this. She lets Jay take the blame and tell everyone that it was his entire fault and ... ...

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... and wreck his illusions. Earlier, when the five set out for New York, Daisy insists on riding with Gatsby in the Buchanans" car while Tom and the others follow in Gatsby's. Tom encourages Gatsby to use his own car to drive Daisy back to West Egg. They leave together. Beaten by her husband and locked in her room, Myrtle Wilson forces her ... way out and dashes into the road. She encounters a violent death under the wheels of Gatsby's car. Gatsby intends to take full responsibly for Myrtle's death but, before he can he is found dead of a gun wound inflicted by George Wilson who then takes...

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... dream to fruition. Through Gatsby, Fitzgerald brings together both these ideas. Jay Gatsby thinks money is the answer to anything he encounters. He has the best of everything. The fanciest car, the largest house, and the finest clothes. Jay has everything except the object he most desires, Daisy. Gatsby believes he can win Daisy over with wealth, that he could achieve ... 's determination to gain a large bankroll is a huge part of the American dream. He believes that once he achieved his financial goal it would lead to a better life. In America the car is one of the greatest status symbo...

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... doesn't want him she says she does want him" (109-10). Eventually she decides to stay loyal to her husband, but in her anguish she runs over Myrtle with Gatsby's car. Which leads to the wrongful demise of Gatsby. Daisy's situation invokes sympathy from the readers of the novel. Readers feel sorry for Daisy many times during the course of the ... , the contest between Tom Buchanan, and Gatsby. Daisy causes the death of two characters. Daisy runs over Myrtle in Gatsby's car, and in order to protect Daisy, Gatsby takes the blame for the accident. Tom's revelation that it was Gatsby's car to...

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... as wearing a "caramel-colored suit" when he lies about his past to Nick. The most important symbol, however, is Gatsby's car. The car becomes the main topic of conversation among the townspeople after it kills Myrtle and a witness specified this "death car" to be yellow. Fitzgerald used green most frequently to symbolize Gatsby's love for Daisy Buchanan. Daisy rejected Gatsby because "rich girls ... ...

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... back to East Egg with Gatsby, attempting to prove that Gatsby cannot hurt him. When Nick, Jordan, and Tom drive through the valley of ashes, however, they discover that Gatsby's car has struck and killed Myrtle, Tom's lover. They rush back to Long Island, where Nick learns from Gatsby that Daisy was driving the ... it struck Myrtle, but that Gatsby intends to take the blame. The next morning Tom tells George, Myrtle's husband, that Gatsby was the driver of the car. Without thinking, George assumed that he driver must have been her lover and finds Gatsby in his pool and shoots him then s...

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... 's flaw foolishness results in him to act inappropriately in love, even though he does act heroically at times. Gatsby watches for Daisy outside her house, after she kills Myrtle in a car accident, so that Tom does not disturb her, " I am just going to wait here and see if he tries to bother her about the unpleasantness this afternoon" (137). Gatsby is ... to leave Gatsby and stay with Tom. Finally, Wilson kills Gatsby because he was led to believe that Gatsby was driving the car that killed Myrtle, "He was crazy enough to kill me I hadn't told him who owned the car" ( ). Gatsby does not...

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... an affair with Gatsby. Tom does not care about Daisy's feelings, but she does not about his either, showing they are hollow people who only care about themselves. "The "death car" as the newspapers called it, didn't stop." (p.144) This is how "her life [Myrtle Wilson's] violently extinguished." (p.144) Myrtle Wilson is George's wife - him being the only character who seems ... he is influenced by the upper class -. Myrtle's death can be seen as both, careless and immoral. It can be considered a careless event because Daisy, who is driving the "death car" is "going faster"n forty. Going ...

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