Question

Analyze the statement “the holocaust was complete.” If the “holocaust” was complete when George Wilson dies, what do you think Fitzgerald is arguing about Myrtle, Gatsby, and Wilson? How are they similar?

Answer 1

Nick uses the term "holocaust" because it was a spree of death to the people around him and even love. Daisy killed Myrtle, in return Tom told on Gatsby and Wilson killed Gatsby then himself. It was like a chain reaction. It was termed holocaust by Nick because to him I believe he thinks that the wrong people died, he knows the truth that Gatsby is innocent and he knows that the Myrtle thing was cause because of Tom having driven the yellow car earlier in the evening. It wasn't meant to happen that way but like the holocaust even the innocent die, for no good reason. I'm sure if we had our choice the only person that would have died would have been Tom, but yet he doesn't seem as such a horrible person to me anymore. I had mentioned how I see that love has died as well, the innocent love Gatsby has for Daisy now gone and left to her memory, the thoughtless love Tom had for Myrtle now gone as well, and the love Nick had for Jordan will never bee said. All innocent things that lead to the destruction of innocent people.

His movements are slow through town in the three hours and figures out who Gatsby is a where he lives.The holocaust is referring to the death of the main characters relationships, Gatsby and Daisy and Tomand Myrtle, and George and Myrtle