Wilson believes Gatsby is a killer because he mistakenly concludes that Gatsby was driving the car that killed Myrtle Wilson. This misunderstanding leads Wilson to seek revenge on Gatsby, ultimately resulting in Gatsby's death.
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.
Wilson kills Gatsby and then himself. He is led to believe that Gatsby is responsible for Myrtle's death since Gatsby's car was involved in the accident. Wilson is devastated by his wife's death and seeks revenge on Gatsby before taking his own life.
Wilson firmly believes that Myrtle was killed in a hit-and-run accident. He believes this because Myrtle was hit by a car near his garage, and the only car that stopped by his garage was Gatsby's yellow car. Wilson connects these events and comes to the conclusion that Gatsby's car hit and killed Myrtle.
George Wilson is the Husband of Myrtle Wilson.
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.
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby," Wilson shoots Gatsby in Chapter 8, on the last page of the chapter.
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.
George Wilson commits suicide in the great gatsby.
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After shooting Gatsby, George Wilson takes his own life by shooting himself. This tragic turn of events is a culmination of Wilson's despair over his wife's affair with Gatsby and his belief that Gatsby was responsible for her death.
Gatsby's car accidentally hits and kills Myrtle Wilson, Tom Buchanan's mistress, near Daisy's house. Tom leads George Wilson, Myrtle's husband, to believe it was Gatsby who was driving the car that killed Myrtle, ultimately leading to tragic consequences.