The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is about a man named Jay Gatsby, who

has a dream of winning over the wealthy Daisy Buchanan. In this "American

Masterpiece", three innocent people die because of the carelessness of Daisy. She is

responsible for betraying Gatsby's dream, running over Myrtle with her car and

indirectly causing George's suicide.

Daisy is both directly and indirectly responsible for the death of Myrtle Wilson.

Fitzgerald arranges Daisy to kill Myrtle in an auto accident, to typify the careless

character Daisy portrays. Daisy grew up among "East Eggers", where everything

including money and wealth was handed to her on a "golden platter." Daisy

innocently thinks that someone will always be there to clean up after her, so she

doesn't think twice before she makes a mess. "They were careless people, Tom and

Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their

money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and

let other people clean up the mess they had made..."(page 187) Myrtle's death was

a mistake that could have easily been prevente

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