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No, Tom Buchanan did not kill George Wilson. George Wilson kills Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, believing that Gatsby was driving the car that killed his wife. Tom Buchanan reveals Gatsby's involvement to Wilson, but he is not directly responsible for George Wilson taking this action.
George finds out that Gatsby's car hit Myrtle because Tom reveals it during an argument with George. Tom tells George that the car belongs to Gatsby, not him.
George Wilson found out who owned the car by asking Tom Buchanan, as Tom's mistress, Myrtle Wilson, had been driving it. Tom told George that the car belonged to Gatsby, sparking a chain of events leading to the tragic ending of the novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Tom's mistress in "The Great Gatsby" is Myrtle Wilson, the wife of George Wilson. She carries on an adulterous relationship with Tom Buchanan, one of the main characters in the novel.
Tom tells George Wilson that the yellow car involved in the hit-and-run accident was driven by Gatsby, which leads George to believe that Gatsby is responsible for killing Myrtle Wilson. This ultimately leads to George shooting Gatsby before turning the gun on himself.
Myrtle Wilson is Gatsby's secret mistress and George Wilson is Myrtle's actual wife. George and Myrtle live in the valley of ashes. George Wilson shoots Gatsby because he thinks that Myrtle cheated on him with Gatsby.
Jay Gatsby, originally James Gatz, is the owner of the Gatsby house in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is unclear if there was a real mansion the house was modeled after in the book.
Tom tells George that Gatsby was driving.
Tom is determined to find out the truth about Gatsby's background and intentions, particularly his relationship with Daisy. He wants to protect his own marriage and status by uncovering any potential threats Gatsby may pose.
Gatsby's fate in The Great Gatsby was influenced by a variety of characters, including Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, and even Jay Gatsby himself. Ultimately, Gatsby's fate can be attributed to the moral emptiness of the society he lived in, where wealth and status were prioritized over personal integrity and genuine connections.
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