Gatsby refuses to leave town after the accident with Myrtle because he is waiting for Daisy's call and hoping she will come to him. He also wants to protect her from the fallout of the accident and does not want her to be in trouble. Additionally, Gatsby believes that by staying in town, he may still have a chance to be with Daisy.
Gatsby does not leave West Egg after Nick tells him about the authorities knowing that his car killed Myrtle because he still believes that Daisy will come back to him. He is blinded by his love for her and cannot accept the reality of her actions. Gatsby wants to protect Daisy and thinks that by staying in West Egg, he can still have a chance with her.
Myrtle Wilson believes that she is of higher social status that what she really is. She seeks to leave George Wilson for Tom Buchanan and live a pampered and glamorous lifestyle.
All of the characters contribute to Gatsby's death, escpecially Daisy because he loved her and she didn't want to leave Tom for him. The fact that Tom is having an affair with Myrtle contributes to Gatsby's death because if it weren't for the affair, Gatsby would have never been involved with Myrtle's death. Everyone's greedy grabs for the "American Dream" was the cause of Gatsby's death. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- More precisely, when Gatsby and Daisy were driving together in Tom's car, Myrtle came out and waved at them. Daisy decided not to swerve the car away and ended up killing Myrtle (most likely because Myrtle was Tom's mistress). Tom told Wilson, Myrtle's husband, that Gatsby was driving the car, so Wilson decided to go and take revenge by killing Gatsby. Thus, Tom's affair with Myrtle triggered Daisy's hatred for Myrtle which triggered Myrtle's death which triggered Gatsby's own death by the hand of Wilson.
In the Great Gatsby, Myrtle gives different excuses to leave, to see Tom. On the day Nick is out with Tom, they meet Myrtle in New York, and she tells them, that she had told George, that she was going to visit her sister. Tom always uses his car, to visit Myrtle, by telling George, that he would one day sell his car to him.
A car accident involving a woman and Gatsby's car occurred just before Nick tried to leave Gatsby's party. Gatsby let the woman drive his car to New York City, but she hit another car and then drove off. Gatsby provided Nick with her phone number to help resolve the situation.
Myrtle Wilson believes that she is of higher social status that what she really is. She seeks to leave George Wilson for Tom Buchanan and live a pampered and glamorous lifestyle.
Tom and Daisy Buchanan invite Gatsby to dinner as a courtesy, but ultimately choose to leave without him because they are uncomfortable with the situation involving Gatsby and Daisy. Tom is suspicious of Gatsby's intentions towards Daisy, and Daisy is torn between her feelings for Gatsby and her loyalty to Tom. The awkwardness of the situation leads them to leave without Gatsby.
She feels as if she is too good for everyone at the party, so she is very temted to leave, but she doesnt want to leave Gatsby, because she likes him.
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he causes gatsby to leave and leaves the party awkward and uneasy
In Chapter 8 of "The Great Gatsby," Gatsby is waiting for Daisy to tell Tom that she never loved him and to confess her true feelings for Gatsby. Gatsby believes that once Daisy admits this, she will leave Tom and be with him instead.
If you are involved in the accident it is a crime to leave the scene, but if you are a witness or bystander there is no problem.