Why did Wilson kill Gatsby?

Answer 1

George Wilson is Myrtle's wife and is grief stricken at her death. He believes Jay Gatsby killed Myrtle because his car was used to commit the crime. Therefore Wilson hunts Gatsby down and kills him.

Answer 2

Wilson mistakenly believed that Gatsby was having an affair with his wife, Myrtle. In his grief and confusion after Myrtle's death, Wilson sought revenge and shot Gatsby at his mansion before turning the gun on himself. Wilson's actions were motivated by a sense of betrayal and despair, rather than a deliberate intention to kill Gatsby.

Answer 3

George Wilson assumed that Gatsby killed Myrtle with his yellow car and that he was having an affair with her. However Daisy was actually driving the car, and Tom Buchanan was having an affair with Myrtle, not Gatsby.

Answer 4

Wilson kills Gatsby then right after commits suicide

Answer 5

because Wilson found out that the yellow car belonged to him, but it was daisy who was driving the car && killed myrtle

Answer 6

Wilson killed Gatsby because he thought that Gatsby hit Myrtle but Daisy did.

Answer 7

He shoots and murders Gatsby in the pool and then he shoots himself.

Answer 8

He shoots Gatsby.

Answer 9

He killed himself after shooting Gatsby.

Answer 10

He shoots himself after killing Gatsby.