Great Gatsby Newspaper
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Saturday, September 02, 1928
Vol XCIII, No. 311
Is Violence Contagious?
Jay Gatsby
Murdered Millionaire
Famously known for his extreme
parties and get-togethers
Linked deaths hit East and West egg
Millionaire Jay Gatsby's house during one
of his famous summer parties
Obituary: Mr. Jay Gatsby
Considering that George made the decision to kill Gatsby because he killed his wife Myrtle, one could easily draw the conclusion that violence is contagious. Wilson never had a problem with Gatsby, let alone even know who he was before the incident occurred. Although, after he found out that he was responsible for killing his wife, his instant thought was to get revenge back and kill him for it. If Gatsby were to had just injured Myrtle Wilson, then would George still have taken the extreme measures of killing Gatsby? In the article “Why Violence is so Contagious”, Ana Swanson of the Washington Post says that “research shows that humans have these so-called “mirror neurons” in the premotor cortex, the part of the brain that is responsible for planning and executing actions” (Swanson). The article later then explains that when a person watches someone behave violently, the neurons then “activate our own motor system as if we are doing the actions ourselves”. This could be an explanation to Wilson’s actions. Since his wife was murdered, his first thought was also to murder in order to make things better. This proves that violence is contagious because it shows that people can and will react to violent situations with more violence.
Last week, Jay Gatsby was found dead at his mansion on the bayside of West Egg. He was found at the bottom of his swimming pool with a gunshot wound in his back which led him to bleed out. George Wilson, who believed that it was Gatsby who had killed his wife in a deadly car incident the previous night, was the person who shot him. After shooting Gatsby, Wilson had turned the gun on himself and was also found dead outside Gatsby’s pool at his mansion. Jay Gatsby was born in North Dakota in 1895. He served in the First World War as a Lieutenant up until the ending of the war in 1918. Gatsby attended the University of Oxford for about 5 months. Despite only attending this prestigious college for such a short time, Gatsby pertained to be a quite successful businessperson. Many do not know entirely how Gatsby managed to attain his great sum of wealth. This leads too many speculations such as if he might have been caught up in the bootlegging business. Jay Gatsby was a well-known man to many in West and East Egg and in the city of New York. Funeral services will be held at 1pm next Saturday at Mr. Gatsby’s home and the burial service will follow at 3pm at the West Egg Cemetery.
This past week, our town has witnessed the deaths of Myrtle Wilson, George Wilson, and Jay Gatsby. Myrtle and Jay’s deaths are sourced as cases of murder whereas George’s death is a case of suicide. Reports also show that Myrtle was the wife to George and that his suicide and the killing of Jay is primarily linked to her death. These chain of events bring upon the controversial debate on whether or not violence is contagious among others. Is the death of Gatsby justified considering that he had killed Myrtle in a hit and run, or did George Wilson go too far by avenging his wife and killing Gatsby? Is George Wilson on the same spectrum as a senseless murderer with unknown intentions? Is George Wilson simply a person that let his anger get the best of him, which then led him to make very bad decisions?
"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."
What Was it Like to Attend One of Jay Gatsby's Parties?
Organized crime is depicted leaning on its bootleg profits, undaunted by The Law's attempt to serve "justice".
Mr. James Gatsby was known widely across all of West and East Egg for his extravagant and miraculous parties. These grand parties were usually held in the summer months, which allowed many people to come and take part either inside or outside. One thing that is quite unusual about these parties was that nobody ever received a formal invitation. During the parties, one would see countless amounts of people either swimming in the grand pool in the back of his mansion, or taking part inside and enjoying live performances from famous singers and erotic dancers and even in some cases large orchestras performing with bunches of musicians. Guests would be enjoying themselves, flirting, dancing, all the way up until sunrise in the next morning. Gatsby was a very generous host that showed great acts of hospitality. Some might say that he was even to courteous even to the point where some people took advantage of him and not only came to his parties for the entertainment but also to use his boats, planes, and some of his very expensive cars. Many people would agree that Gatsby’s parties in there self were one of a kind, making them a can’t miss experience.