First, Daisy Buchanan is the driver of the mysterious “death car”—she's the one who accidentally runs over and kills Myrtle. This is ironic because while the reader knows that Tom Buchanan had been having an affair with Myrtle, Daisy has no idea that the woman she killed was her husband's mistress.
In perhaps one of the great ironies of the novel, Daisy kills Myrtle when Myrtle runs in front of Gatsby's car. It is a hit and run. The irony is that the wife kills her husband's mistress without knowing that it's his mistress. This irony leads the novel toward the conclusion.
Whilst Gatsby is portrayed as divine being in his death, Myrtle is a symbol of destroyed womanhood.
Tom Buchanan learns that his wife, Daisy, is having an affair, which is ironic given that he is also having an affair. Daisy is the driver of the vehicle that hits and kills Myrtle Wilson. This is ironic since Myrtle is the mistress of her husband. These are both examples of dramatic irony.
When Toms goes to Wilson's garage to get gas for his car, it is ironic because Tom is having an affair with Wilson's wife Myrtle and Wilson was telling Tom how he found out his wife was having an affair but he doesn't know who it was with.
Gatsby's tragic flaw is his inability to wake up from his dream of the past and accept reality. His obsession with recapturing his past relationship with Daisy compels him to a life of crime and deceit. He becomes a bootlegger, does business with a gangster, and creates a false identity.
Another example of irony in the novel is when Daisy dies. When Daisy dies she gives a note Winterbourne hinting to him that she had feelings for him since in the begging. This is ironic because Winterbourne had feeling for Daisy in the beginning.
Myrtle killed by a car
Early in the book, Nick leaves Gatsby's party and sees a car in a ditch, “violently shorn of one wheel,” an image echoed later by the sight of Myrtle's “left breast swinging loose like a flap” after she is hit by the car.
Myrtle (and her husband George) represent the lower classes. They live in the 'valley of ashes', an area literally and symbolically impoverished, a great contrast to the luxury of the mansions of Long Island.
Myrtle Wilson's death acts as a trigger, changing the direction of the novel. The hit and run creates tension and blame between characters. Daisy was the person who hit Myrtle, but she was driving Gatsby's car. He took responsibility and claimed to be driving the car in order to protect her.
Daisy is another individual that is responsible for Gatsby's murder since she was the one who hit Myrtle Wilson. After her encounter with both Tom and Gatsby, she decided to drive without paying any attention. Daisy hits Myrtle with the car, but instead of stopping, She opts o continue driving (Persson, 2019).
Daisy “taking it pretty well” indicates that she had little remorse after killing Myrtle, especially since the woman was Tom's mistress. Unlike Tom and Nick, Daisy was not as devastated over Myrtle's death.
Daisy flower petals represent an external appearance of purity and innocence, in contrast to the yellow center that shows how corrupt Daisy was by her materialism and desire for wealth. Myrtle, the other flower, is stark in comparison to the delicate beauty and ephemerality of the daisy.
Daisy's behavior during and after the fatal car crash with Myrtle Wilson reinforces the carelessness and selfishness that the novel suggests defines the period. Possibly drunk from the day in the city, Daisy carelessly strikes Myrtle with Gatsby's car.
Myrtle Wilson is a metaphor for many concepts in the story. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson represents the unrealistic expectations of the American Dream and desire. Myrtle represents multiple ideas, mainly her failed American Dream.
The myrtle tree coined its name back in Ancient Greece, derived from the word 'myrtos' meaning 'sprig'. Both the myrtle tree and its flowers are adored by many and thus became a symbol of all things love, good luck, and prosperity.
Fido probably represents their morality and fidelity. Myrtle wants the dog because she thinks that it will complete the domestic illusion that she has with her lover. Fido also represents their values.
Wilson believes that Gatsby killed Myrtle because Tom gave him intentionally misleading information. Earlier in the story, Tom stopped by Wilson's garage while driving Gatsby's yellow car, leading Wilson to believe that the car was Tom's.
8. The camera emphasizes Myrtle's desperate attempt to flag down the yellow car that she thinks Tom is driving and to escape with him.
Myrtel was now dead and her husband saw it all go down. He knew it was a yellow car and then found out by Tom that it was Gatsby 's car. Gatsby took the blame which lead to his death. Myrtels husband shoot Gatsby as revenge.
One example of dramatic irony used in the novel is when the character Tom Buchanan pulls up to George Wilson's garage and sees the car accident Wilson's wife has been in. Tom believes the accident will bring in business, and he does not realize the accident killed Wilson's wife.
Scott Fitzgerald constantly uses situational irony as a literary technique. Gatsby is a gangster, yet he is the only truthful one in the end of the novel. His occupation is dishonest but he himself is honest. After Myrtle dies, the only thing Gatsby is worried about is Daisy.
Judgment, Knowledge, and Knowability.
Tom Buchanan is the main antagonist in The Great Gatsby . An aggressive and physically imposing man, Tom represents the biggest obstacle standing between Gatsby and Daisy's reunion.
Nick first sees Gatsby stretching his arms towards a green light at the end of Daisy's dock. Here, the green light is a symbol of hope.