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Gatsby assured Daisy that he would take the blame for Myrtle's death. Tom informed Myrtle's husband, George Wilson, that Gatsby killed Myrtle. A distraught George traveled to Gatsby's mansion in West Egg and shot Gatsby dead before turning the weapon on himself. After Gatsby's murder, Daisy, Tom, and their daughter departed East Egg, leaving no ...
Later, while Daisy is driving Gatsby's car, she accidentally strikes Myrtle in the street. Returning home, Daisy confesses to Tom, Nick and Jordan that she killed Myrtle. Tom, Daisy and Jordan plot to blame Gatsby for Myrtle's death, but Nick objects and leaves. Gatsby overhears this discussion while standing unseen on the veranda.
Soon, however, Carraway sees through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await. The film's plot diverges from Fitzgerald's novel in several key respects: Daisy renounces Gatsby when she learns he is a bootlegger as opposed to when he demands she declare that she never loved Tom. [2]
Daisy realizes that Gatsby's romanticization of her is akin to her family and Tom's treatment, and asserts her agency by demanding to drive Gatsby's signature Rolls-Royce back home ("The Dream Fought On"). Myrtle manages to escape the house and runs into the street, but is hit by the car and killed; eyewitnesses identify the Rolls-Royce.
Nick is the only friend at Gatsby's funeral as people gossip about his death ("New Money" (reprise)). Nick confronts Daisy, who is now leaving with Tom for Honolulu, about her abandonment of Gatsby. Daisy tells Nick that she hopes her young daughter has no further ambitions beyond becoming a beautiful and docile rich wife ("Beautiful Little Fool").
Reaction from the sports world and beyond to the death of baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays. He died Tuesday at age 93, Mays family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced. Mays played ...
Set footage depicting stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell filming a climactic scene in which their characters share a passionate kiss went viral in the days leading up to the “Twisters ...
The Great Gatsby is a 1974 American historical romantic drama film based on the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.The film was directed by Jack Clayton, produced by David Merrick, and written by Francis Ford Coppola.