Title: Different Kinds of Death in the Book The Great Gatsby
1Different Kinds of Death in the Book The Great
Gatsby
Different Kinds of Death in the The Great Gatsby
2People killed in the novel
People killed in the Novel
- 1.Myrtle Wilson
- 2.Jay Gatsby
- 3.George Wilson
- Myrtle Wilson
- Jay Gatsby
- George Wilson
3Myrtle Wilson
Myrtle Wilson
- She was killed in a traffic accident in ashheaps
by a yellow car which belonged to Gatsby and
driven by Daisy
She was killed in a traffic accident in ashheaps
by a yellow car which belonged to Gatsby and
driven by Daisy.
4Jay Gatsby
Jay Gatsby
- Who was killed by the misery Mr. Wilson who had
just lost his wife and was suggested that it was
Gatsby killed his wife
He was killed by the misery Mr.Wilson who had
just lost his wife and was suggested that Gatsby
drove the car and killed his wife.
5George Wilson
George Wilson
He commited suicide after losing his wife and
killing Gatsby.
6WHY? Can you give some reasons after reading
the story
7The death of Mrs. Wilson
The death of Ms. Wilson
- 1. the punishment of God
- P214 1st paragraph
- God knows what youve been doing,
everything youve been doing. You may fool me,
but you cant fool God. - 2. to lead the story to a more complex
conflict and finally the death of Gatsby
The punishment of God P214, 1st paragraph God
knows what youve been doing, everything youve
been doing. You may fool me, but you cant fool
God. To lead the story to a more complex
conflict and finally the death of Gatsby
8The death of Gatsby
The Death of Gatsby
- Why must he die?
- It is evitable.
- He represented American Dream which was explained
by money.
- Why must he die?
- It is evitable.
- He represented American Dream which was explained
by money.
9His death means he lost everything, his money,
social statue, so-called friends ( Nick not
included) The clash of the society, no body could
escape the tragic result, the only consequence is
death and everything was gone with the wind.
- His death means he lost everything, his money,
social statue, so-called friends ( Nick not
included) - The clash of the society, no body could escape
the tragic result, the only consequence is death
and everything was gone with the wind.
10The death of Mr. Wilson
The Death of Mr. Wilson
- The struggle of low labor class.
- Living in fierce social survival competition.
- Making living at ashheaps which is a unfavorite
place on half way to their dreamlandNew York.
However, he could never get there, only his wife
by means of other unusual way. - He was desperate.
The struggle of low labor class. Living in
fierce social survival competition. Making living
at ashheaps which is a unfavorite place on half
way to their dreamlandNew York. However, he
could never get there, only his wife by means of
other unusual way. He was desperate.
11He had to die. He was a member of the lower class
which would first go under when the society
crashed. It is a kind of tragedy.
- He had to die. He was a member of the lower class
which would first go under when the society
crashed. It is a kind of tragedy.
12Two walking corpses
Two Walking Corpses
- Tom Buchanan
- Daisy Buchanan
- Tom never lived
- Daisy was alive before she married Tom
- Tom Buchanan
- Daisy Buchanan
- Tom never lived
- Daisy was alive before she married
13Conclusion
Conclusion
- That was a dying society, even God could do
nothing with it but watch its fall.
That was a dying society, even God could do
nothing with it but watch its fall. Thanks!