The reason why Myrtle died was the same as Gatsby because she loved Tom. Tom and Myrtle were having an affair and Myrtle fell hard for him. Tom on the other hand said he only loves Daisy and no matter who he has an affair with it will always be Daisy. Myrtle knows deep down Tom doesn’t love her as much as he loves his wife. Because of this, she ran in front of the car to talk to him without realizing it was Daisy and Gatsby leading to her getting hit by the vehicle.
I believe Myrtle wanted to take any chance she could to get closer to Tom to prove she was better than Daisy. She would do anything to win him over so she could have a lavish lifestyle with Tom instead of Daisy. She would do the most out-of-the-ordinary things such as jump in front of his car since she truly believed he loved her and would do anything to keep her unharmed. ultimately this led to her death showing the tragedies of this book all started with someone losing the one they love.
