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Essay Galaxy - The Great Gatsby: Moral Responsibility in Gatsby
The Great Gatsby: Moral Responsibility in Gatsby
Bang! Gatsby's dead! George Wilson shot Gatsby! However, who is
morally responsible for killing Gatsby? The obvious answer would be George
since he pulled the trigger. However, it is clear, if for no other reason
than for the unimportance of George in the book, that others were also
partly responsible. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tom,
Daisy, and George are morally responsible for the death of Gatsby.
Tom, because of his tattling on Gatsby, can be morally blamed for
the murder of Gatsby. When George talked to him, Tom told George it was
Gatsby's car that hit Myrtle, but he failed to mention that it was Daisy
driving. Even though it was never directly mentioned, it is shown that Tom
knew Daisy was the one who killed Myrtle when Nick said, "...and anybody
would have....
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Number Of Words: 641 |
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