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usa213
usa213
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High School - 11th Grade

In "The Great Gatsby", why do you suppose that Tom decides to let Wilson finally have the car he has been promising him?

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Posted by usa213 on Thursday December 18, 2008 at 2:32 PM and tagged with car, characters, the great gatsby, tom, wilson.

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  1. dneshan
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    High School - 11th Grade

    Tom never actually gets to give the car to George Wilson. On his final trip into New York city with Nick and Jordan, Tom does promise that he would sent someone over with the car but this never actually happens because George dies before it can take place. At this point in the novel, Tom has realized that this relationship with Myrtle is going to have to end if he wants to take Daisy away from Gatsby. The original reason that he promises to eventually sell the car to George is to have an excuse to stop at his gas station to see Myrtle but now he realizes that George and Myrtle are going to be moving (as George tells him) and knows that the relatioship will end anyway.

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    Posted by dneshan on Thursday December 18, 2008 at 3:28 PM