How Does George Wilson Manipulate Gatsby

He also manipulates George Wilson, who is rendered emotionally unstable by the tragic death of his wife, by implying that Gatsby used Myrtle as his mistress and is thus responsible for her death, in his vendetta against Gatsby. Even though Daisy is in control of the car when the accident unfolds, she willingly allows Gatsby to assume accountability and remove the blame from her shoulders. In doing so, she exploits his romantic infatuation with her and readiness to do anything that will please her. It is this fraudulence that subsequently results in George Wilson being convinced that Gatsby played a role in the killing of his wife and leads to the murder of Gatsby in retaliation. They demonstrate complete disregard for the value of the lives of others, remaining indifferent and apathetic towards the havoc they have wreaked in the wider society. Through the ability …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald satirizes the moral degradation of Jazz Age America as a result of its commercial culture and the depthless values held by society through the characters of Myrtle Wilson, Jay Gatsby, and Tom and Daisy Buchanan. He uses their personalities and behaviours to paint a postwar nation drawn to the glamour of materialistic wealth and corrupted by the depravity that comes with its frenetic pursuit. Each character represents a different way in which consumerism and hedonism debauched the Roaring Twenties. Myrtle Wilson is enslaved to self-gratification, willing to condone infidelity and physical cruelty in exchange for the taste of extravagant living. Jay Gatsby succumbs to moral degeneration, flaunting his wealth and engaging in criminality, in order to attain aristocratic membership. The Buchanans perpetuate misery in the lives of others, relying on their gentility as a means of indemnity for the consequences of their reckless behaviour. Ultimately, the root of all moral decay in The Great Gatsby is wealth—the flaunting of it and the hysteric pursuit of