Chapter 9, The End

In this chapter of the book, we are wrapping up the book and tying up loose ends. Kinda. The book leaves you with a lot of questions in your mind, like where did Gatsby's money really come from? Maybe bootlegging, or maybe Gatsby told the truth in his drugstore story. We will never know. Also, there is little as to the conclusion of Daisy and Tom. There was no big breakup scene or dramatic twist for a make-up part. Daisy and Tom just resumed their lives, pretending not to know about the latest series of events, but always remembering in the back of their minds.

The chapter's main idea was the funeral given to Gatsby. At the funeral, very few people show up for Gatsby, however we meet his father. Gatsby's father seemed very collected considering his son had just died, and I wonder if Gatsby had a rough or stained childhood growing up. I loved this book because it made me think while i read. It gave much to think about while still being easy to read. Even after the book has ended, which was a very dissatisfying end, I still have much to wonder about. Too bad I will never know some of the answers to the questions I have.

Gatsby Chapter 8

In Chapter 8, we see the true nature of Gatsby. Gatsby is a lover, horribly lovesick for Daisy, but his love goes far beyond what most people stop at. Gatsby talks nonstop about Daisy to Nick. Daisy this, Daisy that. Nick cannot see how Daisy is that amazing. Gatsby also stakes out Daisy's house one night. Gatsby does it because he does not want "anything to happen to Daisy," but its quite obvious that Gatsby just wants to b near Daisy and take her away from Tom. Gatsby hides at the house until four in the morning, and proclaims that nothing happened. Shocker. Also in the chapter, Mr. Wilson's wife dies by Daisy's hand because Daisy accidentally ran her over. Mr. Wilson wants revenge from whoever owns the yellow car that his wife died from. This leads me to predict bad omens for Gatsby in the last chapter of the book.

Gatsby Chapter 7

This chapter of Gatsby was very interesting. I could not put the book down! The drama kept me plastered the whole time. First Gatsby and Daisy are having their affair at Tom's house while Tom is STILL THERE. This really like made me wonder if Gatsby is as dumb as Daisy. At the very least he does not think straight when Daisy is around. Then when Daisy complemented Gatsby, I wondered two things. "What does cool mean?" and, "Why would anyone thing that meant they love each other if you thought they were friends?" Tom must be a whole lot smarter than I gave him credit for, or maybe its a lucky guess off of Daisy's new attitude.Then after Tom confronts Gatsby later on in town, Daisy runs over Myrtle! I think it was a freak accident caused by Myrtle's desperation for Tom, and her misinformed thoughts about who was driving. Maybe however it was a purposeful thought because Daisy never stopped. Maybe Daisy had seen, or maybe followed, Tom once and found them in their affair once. Daisy did know about the affair already, maybe she knew the woman he was flirting with as well. I predict that in the next chapter, Daisy will be found as the person driving somehow, but Gatsby will take the blame since it was his car.

Gatsby Chapter 5

In this chapter of Gatsby, the main topic was the meeting between Daisy and Gatsby. It was very shocking when Gatsby was like an awkward teenager when he was with Daisy. It was a stark reminder that Gatsby's personality has not been completely revealed yet. I had seen Gatsby as a strong, confident leader. I thought he had hose qualities from his manner, his wealth, and also how he acts when on a business call. I do not yet know what to expect from Gatsby, and he is the greatest mystery of the whole book. I predict that something will happen to Gatsby, and then Nick will stumble upon certain evidences of what Gatsby's true job and personality is.

Gatby's Credibility (Chapter 4)

In the Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby is a mysterious character with a questionable history. Gatsby has taken Nick for a car ride to meet Gatsby's old friend. During the ride, Gatsby explains much about himself to Nick. I though that Gatsby would lie completely to mick the whole time, but was astounded that Gatsby had such convincing evidence to support himself. However, Gatsby's old acquaintance provides some doubt with his comment about the new business contact. I understand Gatsby wishes to gain Nick's trust, but then I am confused because it is lost when Gatsby tells Nick to have tea with Miss Baker.

I believe that by the end of the book, it will be revealed that Gatsby actually does some sort of underhanded jobs or is part of a criminal society. Gatsby's money was not inherited, and that was only a cover for all of his underhanded deals.

Gatsby Ch. 1

In this first chapter of The Great Gatsby, we are introduced to find that this story is going to be told from an objective view. This is to say that the judgement of characters will have no preference of good or bad, merely facts. I do believe, however, that there are some nasty people given from the start. One of the first people met is Tom, a rich polo-player with an uncouth attitude. That alone does not make him an antagonist or even a troublemaker for the book. However, later on in the same chapter, we are given hints to his dubious actions of cheating on his wife Daisy. Daisy is an airhead. She puts on a superficial air to herself and everything about her seems forced when the reader is introduced to her. The reader can tell she knows, or at least suspects, that Tom is cheating on her, but she ignores it. This leads us to wonder what Daisy truly wants, love or money? Nick even outright tells Daisy about Tom's actions, and she does nothing to stop it. You can see an intelligent woman beneath the dimwitted foolishness she presents the world. I believe that this will either be a main portion of the story line, or at least some sort of side story with a strong significance or moral. I also think that Tom will somehow end up losing Daisy somewhere along the book.

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