Chapter 9 summarizes the ending as Gatsby's funeral and Nick moving back to the West. Nick makes the connection to the difference between the West Egg and the Easy, by using people like Tom and Daisy, and Gatsby who have a lot of money. I thought it was rude and very cowardly of Tom to present Nick with the whole, "Gatsby deserved to die" thing. It angers me, like as a reader it should, that a character could be so careless. I have to keep reminding myself that this is just a book. Overall, I loved the comparison to what the explorers saw when they first entered America and the scene Nick created in the backyard at Gatsby's old house. Gatsby proves the quote that money cannot buy happiness, his happiness was Daisy and he couldn't even acquire to get her, It is quite sad because I was very fond of Gatsby and his perspective on the world surrounding him, very wise man, indeed. I hope that Nick carries on Gatsby's life when he moves back to Minnesota and never forgets the friend and life he once had in the East Egg.
Things are sure heating up on the dramatic side of things, now in the book. Daisy gives birth to a child she has with a man she doesn't love, Tom. Also, Wilson found out about Myrtle's infidelity, but doesn't know who with. I found it ironic that Myrtle was struck by a car, and who was driving the car was Miss Daisy. This for sure wasn't just an accident and probably our of spite for what Myrtle had done with her husband, Tom. This leads to the question, "Did Daisy know about the affair?" Her actions displayed certainly give a good argument for why she did know. In these two chapters we see more of Gatsby's unending love for Miss Daisy, he watches her and Tom outside the house to make sure Daisy is not hurt by Tom. He also takes the blame for hitting Myrtle, which was in fact Daisy's responsibility. It is sort of sad, because obviously Gatsby is sad that Daisy has returned to Tom, but he seems to never give up his feelings he holds for her. I cannot believe Gatsby was killed, I am flabbergasted. I did not understand why Wilson killed Gatsby, he wasn't even Myrtle's lover. He clearly had some mental issues if he killed him and then himself. I feel like he knew it wasn't Gatsby, but blamed it on him for some reason. There's a deeper meaning, there always is. Gatsby didn't even see it coming, which I don't know if I like or not. I can't imagine what he was thinking and if he died a happy man, I would say he didn't.
Chapter Four, left readers on sort of a cliff hanger, intensely waiting for what will happen when Gatsby and Daisy are now reconciled again. The day of their meeting, it rains which sets a mysterious mood to the chapter. They seem to go through all the emotions of nervousness, shock, and eventually happiness So much that Nick sees that he doesn't have a place in the conversation anymore. It's clear that these two lovers have a history, and establish a connection right away. So much that Carroway sees this before making his departure. Chapter 6 opens up with a history of Gatsby's childhood and how he rose to his riches. And then goes on back to the Gatsby and Daisy situation, where now Daisy's husband, Tom is brought into it. The mood created is one eerie mood, and Daisy seem to be uncomfortable. It ends kind of sad, when Nick gets the impression that what Gatsby wants, is only a dream, and one has ended. A dream of her leaving Tom.
I found it intriguing that Carroway received a personal invitation to one of Gatsby's parties, with the comments being made that not a lot of people receive personal invitations to his so called, "famous" occasions. Through Carroway's ecstatic emotions, it is obvious that the author is foreshadowing a deeper connection between Nick and Gatsby. Could this connection be of the romantic level? I for one do not see it happening, though there are some weird moments between the two at the party. I know that Gatsby is in love with Ms. Daisy and Carroway is dating Jordan, therefore is not a homosexual. Carroway's fascination with Gatsby, is very interesting and it opens up how two worlds, one so lavished (Gatsby) and one so humdrum (Carroway) can be connected and brought together.
We discussed in class, that the author has put a sexual tone onto the chapter. We have to dig deeply to discover it, though. I noticed several different emotions by the characters in this chapter. The mysteriousness of the City Nick and Tom went to, along with actually introducing Myrtle, the mistress. There was more information about Gatsby, in him being related to the leader of Germany in World War 1. I felt like this being added into the chapter, is for a certain purpose in which will be revealed later on. The different settings, contributed to not only to sexual references, but created a very eerie mood. And to end it with domestic violence, adds a certain tone onto the story. Sort of like a suspenseful tone.
In the awakening of the book, there is a presence of a narrator by the name of Nick Carroway. He presents the first couple sentences with words from his father. These words open up the story to give the audience an appeal of what this book for tells.
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