What I Was Thinking.... When I Told George That Gatsby was the Killer
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| Gatsby dead in his pool |
I
do not know how George had the slightest idea that I could have been associated
with Myrtle, but the day he came to my door asking me about the death of his
wife, I panicked big time that he knew about our relationship. I knew that since Mrytle had died, George had gone
insane. Everyone who crossed the valley of ashes talked about the crazy man who
believed that the eyes of Doctor TJ Eckleberg were God. He was to the point of
being a legal psychopath in many people’s mind. And when he thought that he had
found the person who had killed his wife that he loved so dearly, there was no
doubt in my mind that he would return the favor. I knew that it was Daisy and
Gatsby in that car. Gatsby killed Mrytle while driving my car. Gatsby somehow
knew that Myrtle and I were together, and he wanted to get revenge on me for
making Daisy come back to me. In order to get revenge, he killed the one person
who meant the most to me, and tried to frame me because it was my car that hit
her. Then the day that George came to my house, I could see the hate in his
eyes, so I happily told him that Gatsby killed his wife. The fury in his eyes
was indescribable. The second I told him that Gatsby was the killer, he thanked
me, and bolted away to what I assumed to be Gatsby’s house. The next I heard
was that George shot Gatsby while he was lounging in the pool and then shot
himself. I hate to see George leave the earth like that because he truly was a
good guy, but at least two crazies were out of my life. I only wish that Myrtle
was still with me so we could finally be together. But Gatsby is now gone
because of George and indirectly because of me, so Daisy will no longer be
unfaithful, and maybe I can actually start to be faithful in my marriage…..HA
yeah right.
Tom,
ReplyDeleteThank You for straightening things out and telling me that Gatsby killed Myrtle.I knew for a while that Myrtle and you had a relationship, but I just liked seeing her happy. I didn't say anything, because if I did she would likely divorce me, and then just get support from you. However, I don't think its fair to call me crazy. My world was just falling apart, and my emotions of sadness and anger took over, and I acted on my impulses. In the future, just please don't refer to me as crazy. Thank you again.
- George