The Great Gatsby Chapter 9

I am so glad to be done with The Great Gatsby. I didn't really like this book a lot, but I didn't really dislike this book either. I thought that it was Wilson that was dead not Gatsby, or are both Wilson and Gatsby dead? I think that it is so sad that the only people that show up to the house for the funeral is Nick, Gatsby's father, and the pastor. I was glad that there was another person that showed up to the cemetery for Gatsby's funeral. I bet though that since Gatsby hosted these huge elaborate parties with this amazing banned liquor was why Gatsby didn't seem so lonely and seemed to have so many friends. The truth was that he didn’t, well, at least until he met Nick. I don’t know if I have said it before or not, but I think that Gatsby was first just trying to be nice and polite to his poor neighbor. Then Gatsby decided that Nick was an okay guy and that they could become good friends. Afterward, Gatsby found out that Nick was cousins with Daisy, his childhood love, and become obsessed with using Nick to try and get Daisy back. In truth, I think that Gatsby mistake in addressing Tom at the hotel a couple of chapters back. His mistake was that once Tom and Daisy both managed to cool down from the argument, it helped close the gap that was made between them over the years. As well as, the gap from Tom having a mistress.

The Great Gatsby Chapter 8

I like that we are getting close to finishing this book. Scott Fitzgerald does a very nice job of wrapping up all the loose ends. He also does a nice job of informing you about all these different occurrences that you are told about and why they happened. I think that it is buried a little in the last few chapters though. I am glad that Gatsby finally uses his pool. I would like to know however, how George Wilson knows or even finds out that it was Gatsby's car that killed his wife. Was it through Tom? I don't think it was very possible, because Tom wasn't in the car and was passing by after it happened. Then again, it could have been him, because he drove that car to town and would have known what color and model it was. I would also like to know where George Wilson got the gun from. As well as, I would like to know why Gatsby is not injured, but George Wilson is lying dead some small distance away from the pool. How did there even get to be blood in the pool and the pool start draining? I would hope that Gatsby knows how to do everything in his own house, but only relies on his servants, because he can and is to lazy to himself. I like how Nick is there for Gatsby when he needs him most. I wonder if the call Gatsby was expecting was supposed to from Daisy, or maybe it was supposed to from his business partner

The Great Gatsby Chapter 7

This chapter was so long. It was so much longer than any of the other chapters. This chapter had a lot going on in it. First, there was Daisy, Tom, Jordan, Nick, and Gatsby all hanging out and eating at the Buchanan's. Then, they decide that they want to go to town, meaning New York, and in town, they rent out a room in which a huge inevitable argument occurs. So then Daisy and Gatsby head back to East and West Egg. Shortly followed by Tom, Jordan, and Nick, but they stop at Wilson's garage to find out that Myrtle was killed. When they get home, they call a taxi for Nick to go home. On second thought, not too little occurred but not a ton of stuff occurred. I think that it is a good thing that everybody is finding out about this couple's two different affairs. Although, something that suddenly does make a lot more sense is who the person that was being deployed over seas to go fight in the war that Daisy packed up her bags to go say good bye to was Gatsby. I still think that Gatsby just wanted to be friendly to Nick since he was so poor. Then, Gatsby found out that Nick was cousins with Daisy, his childhood love. I am curious as to why Tom cares so much about where his wife is going alone. I mean seriously, he does the exact same thing. I wonder what will happen when George Wilson finds out that Tom is the person that his wife has been cheating on him with.

The Great Gatsby Chapter 6

This chapter seems kind of pointless. I don't necessarily like it and don't necessarily dislike it either. It is just such a weird chapter. I like how it tells you a little bit about Gatsby's past. I would like to know, who is this Dan Cody guy? Also, where did Gatsby learn this amazing smile from? I would really like to know. Another thing, did Gatsby go with Tom and the other two people he was riding with to that one lady's house for dinner? This chapter seems so inconclusive. What influenced Gatsby to change his name? This chapter also only tells us where he gets a small portion of his money. This money was probably used by Gatsby to send himself over seas to relax and explore other countries. Then, when the World War started Gatsby was probably staying in a country that could care less about getting involved in the Eastern Hemisphere. After hanging out in some secluded little country, he probably receives some mail from home or the government telling him that he has to serve in the army. Either that or Gatsby comes home and is drafted. He serves and then stays to go to college. Then where does Gatsby get his money? Does he get it from other people like Dan Cody? I bet that if he would have received all of Dan Cody's money, that he would not be involved in whatever little thing he is in. I would really like to find out how he has all that money now.