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 was in her early thirties when she was killed in The Great Gatsby.
Daisy doesnt want Gatsby anymore
In Chapter 7 of "The Great Gatsby," Myrtle is killed in a hit-and-run accident by Daisy Buchanan, driving Gatsby's car. Daisy was driving recklessly while trying to escape a confrontation with Tom Buchanan. Myrtle runs onto the road, and Daisy accidentally hits her without stopping.
Tom slaps her for talking bad about daisy.
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.
George Wilson believes that Jay Gatsby killed his wife, Myrtle Wilson, because he recognized Gatsby's car at the scene of the accident and because Tom Buchanan revealed Gatsby and Myrtle were having an affair.
Myrtle Wilson was killed by Jay Gatsby's car, driven by Daisy Buchanan, but it was George Wilson who pulled the trigger, believing Gatsby to be the driver. This event occurs in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby."
Wilson assumed that who ever was driving the yellow car was Myrtle's affair and the one who killed her. He believed Gatsby was the one who did it because Tom told him that Gatsby was the owner of the yellow car.
George Wilson killed gatsby while he was at his pool. This was after Wilson went to Daisy's house to try & kill her, but tom told Wilson that gatsby ran myrtle over, cause that was his yellow car.
Gatsby--after taking the blame for Daisy accidentally hitting Myrtle in his car--is killed by Myrtle's husband, George. George is led to Gatsby after a vengeful Tom tells him that Gatsby is the man who killed Myrtle. As a result, George finds him, kills him, and then takes his own life. More info and analysis from the link included.
George Wilson shoots Jay Gatsby because he believes Gatsby killed his wife, Myrtle Wilson, and was having an affair with her. Here’s a breakdown of what leads to the tragic shooting in The Great Gatsby: Myrtle is killed by a car: Myrtle runs out onto the road and is struck and killed by Gatsby’s yellow car. The car belongs to Gatsby, but Daisy was driving: Daisy Buchanan was actually behind the wheel, but Gatsby takes the blame to protect her. Tom Buchanan misleads George: Tom tells George that the yellow car belongs to Gatsby, and strongly implies that Gatsby was Myrtle’s lover—even though it was actually Tom himself having the affair. George believes Gatsby is responsible: Convinced by Tom’s lies and devastated by Myrtle’s death, George seeks revenge. He goes to Gatsby’s mansion, finds Gatsby in the pool, and shoots him. Then, George takes his own life.
When Nick thought Gatsby was driving the car that killed Myrtle, he was disappointed and disgusted with the whole group of people. When he finds out that Gatsby is innocent he tells Gatsby that he is better than Daisy, Tom and Jordan.