Describe what happens when Myrtle is killed in chapter 7. How did it happen? Who was to blame? Use textual evidence.

Describe what happens when Myrtle is killed in chapter 7. How did it happen? Who was to blame? Use textual evidence.

In chapter 7, Myrtle is killed by the yellow car that is Tom's. She ran out to the car because she wanted to see Tom. Wilson, her husband, was beating her and telling her that they were going to move out of The Valley of Ashes. However, Tom does not kill Myrtle; Daisy kills Myrtle. Her death was instant as they say on page 139, "Auto hit her. Ins'antly killed." Also, it was very violent. On page 137, it describes her death, "...they saw that her left breast was swinging loose like a flap...The mouth was wide open and ripped at the corners." Their is confusion over who hit her. Tom believes it was Gatsby (page 141, "He didn't even stop his car."), while Nick find outs that is was Daisy on page     143, when he asks Gatsby. Towards the end of the chapter, Gatsby stays at Daisy's house and looks over her by seeing if anything goes wrong. Nick goes home even though he is invited by Jordan.