The Careless Killings of Daisy Buchanan
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 The Careless Killings of Daisy Buchanan
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.