Chapter 9

In chapter nine it is Nick who feels that he has the responsibility for making Gatsby’s final arrangements. Later on in the chapter Nick receives a phone call from Henry Gatz, Gatsby’s father. These are the only two people who show up to Gatsby’s burial. Nick wanted the minister to wait “…but it wasn’t any use…nobody came.” (Pg. 174) This shows the reader who Gatsby’s real friends are. It also confirms that besides all Gatsby had done for many other people, they didn’t think to thank him by attending his burial. The final chapter ends with the attention turning back to the green light at the end of the dock.

Chapter 7 and 8

In the beginning of the book Daisy and Tom had a lot of tension in their marriage in the beginning of the book regarding the “business” phone calls Tom receives at home. This hinted at the fact Daisy knew about Tom having a mistress and that there would be a confrontation at some point. As well, Daisy always covers up her emotions and appears as though she is in denial. This also is seen when she strikes and kills Myrtle while driving. Daisy acts as though she didn't do it and allows Gatsby to be blamed. The only confrontation Daisy had with Myrtle Wilson was a deadly one. In chapter 7 Daisy ran over Myrtle on her way home from the city. This event ultimately leads to Gatsby’s death in chapter 8. The reason for that is because Gatsby covered for Daisy by saying he was operating the car when it ran over Daisy. This causes George Wilson to track down Gatsby and eventually kill him. Gatsby did nothing more than to follow a dream, and he did that till the very end.

Chapter 6 and 7

In this chapter Nick tells us more about Gatsby, and who he is. We first learn that his first name was James Gatz and that he changed it to Jay Gatsby when he began his career with Dan Cody. He did this because he wanted to break away from his poor parents and start a new life. Gatsby was in charge of Cody’s yacht for about five years and because he was in charge of the yacht he didn’t drink which explains why Gatsby doesn’t drink at his own parties. Nick decides to tell the reader this now because the reader still didn’t know all that much about Gatsby and may have some misconceptions about who he is. People think that Gatsby is a partier himself because he throws all of the parties but in fact he learned from his past that drinking only causes trouble, which he learned from Dan Cody. The reader just thought that Gatsby’s life was easy and that he was happy with himself. Before Nick had reviled the truth about Gatsby’s background people had come up with stories about Gatsby and now that the truth has been reviled the stories will lessen.

Gatsby's Enchanted Object

In chapter 5 Nick tells the reader that Gatsby’s “count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.” Nick is referring to the green light that glows on the end of Daisy’s dock every night. Prior to this day the green light represented one of Gatsby’s biggest dreams; becoming closer to Daisy. Now that Daisy is standing by his side, the green light will not hold the same amount of meaning. Daisy however, is completely unaware of the meaning the green light had on Gatsby. Gatsby’s dream that he had throughout his adulthood, now must change because he feels he can no longer get any closer to Daisy.

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