The Great Gatsby

Chapter nine starts off with Nick talking as he remembered that day and how he remembered Gatsby the last time he saw him. The way he looked as his lifeless body lay in the pool and the red blood coming out from under his body like lava. Just everything about that day is something Nick will never forget and he will never forget the last thing he said to his friend or the last thing that ran through his friends mind, the thought of Daisy no longer loving him and not choosing him, but choosing Tom over him. The thought that that is the last thing Gatsby remembered is really depressing. Nick is trying to reach others to tell them of Gatsby’s death and he cannot reach anyone, and when he does reach other people he finds out that they really were not friends of Gatsby, just acquaintances. The thought that he would be the only one to attend Gatsby’s funeral is bad enough, but when Gatsby’s dad arrives makes it even worse. His dad coming to the funeral is not the bad thing I mean the fact that Mr. Gatz has to see that his son, whom he thought is a great guy and who made a good life for himself, has no friends not even good enough ones who will attend his funeral. That is really sad. It is not something that a father should have to see or think. So Nick tries to get people to come to Gatsby’s funeral but even when he goes to New York to get Wolfshiem, he still won’t come. Apparently he has other things to do than get tangled up in something like that. Pa-lease! Nick spends his time reflecting on that and his experiences during that time and all of those who he new like, Jordan Baker who apparently is engaged to another. Awkward. All in all, the book was pretty good. There was a lot of hidden meanings that need to be looked for and a lot of illusion vs. reality. But the book teaches a lot of good lessons and makes you think of what was really going on back in those days.