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Chapter 9:

In an effort to assemble more people to attend the service
-it is a representation of how his life was when he was alive

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Chapter 9

‘I found myself on Gatsby side….some vague right at the end’

Highlighting the death of Gatsby and the importance of his death towards the end of the story. The fact that he did not have anybody by his side and the lack of compassion from his previous relationships he had held. The only people who stood by him were Nick and Mr Gatz, Gatsby’s father, who had his ‘mouth ajar’ with ‘eyes leaking isolated and unpunctual tears’. His response to his son’s death, showed the only naturalistic response from someone who cared for Gatsby. This is in contrast to the people Nick had invited for the funeral, who had plans elsewhere; not even Wolshiem had time for Gatsby’s funeral. The lines ‘ When a man gets killed…. I keep out…’ - The use of a self indulging and forged reasoning to not attend to his friend’s funeral objectifies the friendship, branding his company  for convenience, further exemplifying the behaviour of Wolfshiem and the reflection of people in general in the book.

‘Daisy hadn’t set a message or a flower

Theme of abandonment and forgetting the past is brought several times. His resentment towards Daisy is epitomised when he realised that Daisy had moved on, not even bothering to turn up for her ex-lover’s funeral. Nick’s opinion has always been in disdain of Daisy especially of her unforgivable proclivity to move on as she pleased without cherishing or being grateful to the person who always respected and cherished her - Gatsby.

His distaste towards them was shown in the lined ‘They were careless people….they had made’ - This was what Nick felt about them; it summarised who they were as people; people who are selfish and manipulative. Despite having a complicated and dysfunctional marriage, they managed to find ways to satisfy themselves and each other without taking their own actions into any accountability.

The idea to live and forget the past for the potential outcome of being successful, devalues the importance of companionship and virtues.

Encompasses the essence of Gatsby’s loneliness and failure to achieve the one goal - to attain the respect and love that he yearned for. The grief and intensity of the father’s entrance in the last chapter, further solidifies the ‘ghastly surprise’ that each of the two characters felt for Gatsby’s death and the loss of someone important.

The chapter further reflects on Gatsby’s life, and the how he was unable to relate to anybody else other than Nick, and this unreciprocated respect that he could not possibly attain from the rest of his acquaintances. It also further highlights the sheer tenacious nature of his guests who had no care for the host who went out of his way to be hospitable towards them.

‘On last night….on the white steps an obscene word…I erased it…’

The responsibility for Nick to always cover Gatsby is the symbolic action that represents the entirety of this book, as Nick fails to see the objective view of Gatsby (despite claiming him to a non-partisan member in the story), instead views him out of of great respect as well as he wants us, the readers, to sympathise the lamentable life of the great Gatsby and his wretched woes. The need to protect Gatsby’s identity is further highlighted a he tries his best to protect Gatsby’s reputation.

‘Gatsby beloved in the green light…. No matter tomorrow we will run faster stretch out our arms farther’

There is this recurring theme of the American Dream that was never really achieved by Gatsby and its sense of hopelessness and sheer destruction of a personality that wanted so much but got nothing out of it.

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In chapter 7, Gatsby stops hosting parties for the moment as he is preoccupied with Daisy and all the commotion that has ensued. Gatsby was a man who hosted parties with the sole aim of attracting Daisy- the parties gave him his image to the public. However, chapter 7 marks a significant act on his part. He stops hosting parties because he has now attained his goal of reuniting with Daisy. This brings about the question of what his purpose is now. He spent all these years going after wealth and extravagance- which Daisy now has wrapped around her finger.

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In chapter 6, Nick tells Gatsby that he cannot recreate the past. The aspect of time is a very significant one throughout the entire story. Gatsby waits years to see Daisy again- spending all that time plotting and planning their meeting. Nick's statement is reflective of the motif of time. Gatsby argues with Nick, saying of course he can recreate it.
Gatsby's statement also portrays his attitude in life- acting as though this life and Daisy are a dream and are unreal, being able to manipulate time as he has done for so long now.

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Quote: He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: "I never loved you."

Opinion: For Gatsby it was not enough for Daisy to just leave Tom, but he also wanted Daisy to tell her husband that all those year were a lie and that she never had feelings for him. He wants Daisy to give up the whole relationship with Tom in order to show that she has always loved Gatsby even when he was not around. Gatsby wants Daisy to be as obsessed with him as he is with her.

Quote: "She never loved you, do you hear?" he cried. "She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved any one except me!"

Opinion: Gatsby throws these words out at Tom to hurt him but instead he only shows his own weaknesses. Gatsby may love Daisy but he is in love with money and wealth much more. He believes that money is the key to everything and he thinks that money could get him Daisy. So this links back to the fact that Gatsby's wealth is all for Daisy. Gatsby has been saying these words to himself for the past years and he has proven to himself that Daisy is not with him just because of the materialistic things.

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Chapter 7:

“Her voice is full of money” Gatsby said. As Daisy is from the East Egg where money isn’t an issue, and she is high up the social class, she also speaks very elegantly and has the voice of the highly privileged. When Gatsby hears her speak, it may remind him of money. Therefore, he may see Daisy as a investment or trophy of some sort as if he gets her, he may also be able to rise up the social chain.

Towards the end of Chapter 7 there was a horrific scenario where Daisy took the wheel and ran over a woman named Wilson, but Daisy didn’t slow down or stop to check if she was alright, instead she drove even faster. This may also show that Daisy is very careless and reckless as she may think because she is old money and has a lot of connections due to her social rankings she can do whatever she wants.

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Chapter 6:

“She didn’t like it” was the first thing Gatsby said to Nick after the party ended and everyone had left his place. Gatsby was very persistent that Daisy did not enjoy herself that night and went into a kind of sad state. Which further supports the point even from previous chapters that Gatsby had only wanted to impress Daisy and possibly get to spend time with her at all these parties.

“I’d like to know who he is and what he does”. Tom is very curious and determined to find out more about Gatsby and how he came about to be so wealthy. He also goes on to say that he is some big time bootlegger as that’s how most new money people earn their wealth. This may be because, Daisy believes that Gatsby earned his wealth through lots of drugstores and Tom may want to prove her otherwise as he may be scared that Gatsby may steal her away from him. Therefore, if he finds out how Gatsby really makes his money, that Daisy would stay away from him.

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When Nick comes home from his date with Jordan, Gatsby approached him nervously.  Nick realises that Gatsby is nervous as he wants Nick to agree to his plan of inviting Daisy over for tea. Nick rejects Gatsby's offer for paying him to invite Daisy over. Initially, the meeting between Gatsby and Daisy is very awkward however, when Nick leaves and comes back, Daisy was shedding tears of joy. Gatsby later invites Nick and Daisy over to his mansion and Daisy becomes overwhelmed with the luxurious lifestyle. Although Daisy had a very charming character, Nick is unsure if Daisy could live up to Gatsby's ideal expectations of her.

- In this chapter, Nick is seen to be tolerant to Daisy and Gatsby's relationship and this characteristics was seen before when he was with Tom and Myrtle. However, he was more judgmental towards Tom and Myrtle's relationship. This could either be due to his high perception of Gatsby or that he believes that Daisy and Gatsby's love was "real".
- Daisy was sobbing over Gatsby's very expensive shirts and this could suggest that Daisy was a very materialistic character and that she was more attracted to wealth then to people.

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In this chapter 4, Gatsby drives Nick to lunch in New York and during the drive, Gatsby reveals his past to Nick. Gatsby claims that he was a son of wealth with deceased parents from the Midwest (San Francisco), and have been educated at Oxford. Nick is however skeptical about Gatsby’s claim but is then shown a medal from Montenegro and a picture of himself playing cricket at Oxford. During the drive, Gatsby speeds through the Valley of ashes and showed a white card to a police officer after being pulled over. Over lunch, Nick is introduced to Meyer Wolfsheim and Nick believes Gatsby’s wealth is associated with Wolfsheim underground business connections. After lunch, Nick sees Jordan Baker and she tells him the details about what Gatsby had told her during the party. According to Jordan, Gatsby is in love with Daisy. She continues telling Nick details of the pairs past.

- Nick still finds Gatsby's past puzzling and mysterious and he calls Gatsby a "character"
- Gatsby throws huge parties and seems to be very wealthy compared to most people with new money and this may suggest that he has ties with bootlegging. (He could be the symbol of moral decadence and vibrant optimism that Fitzgerald portrays as the spirit of 1920s America.)
- The green light that Gatsby was reaching out too could be a symbol for Daisy.

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In chapter 4, Gatsby reveals his past in order to gain Nick's trust.
It is important because before the chapter 4, the past of Gatsby was mysterious and the information given was only a level of rumour.
In chapter 5, the story developed rapidly which Gatsby and Daisy met each other. This is significant event in the story because seeing Daisy is Gatsby's long-time desire and it finally became true. I think this event will affect relationship between the characters.
Also, Gatsby's new personality was revealed when he met Daisy. Before this, Gatsby was thought to be perfect man until he showed a childish behaviour in front of Daisy.

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I found that although the whole chapter was based on how Gatsby had manipulated Nick into setting up a time and place where he could he see daisy again by using Nick, it is rather interesting as to how Gatsby goes about laying the foundation of it. The series of events have been carefully premeditated and layed out almost as of Gatsby has been waiting and planning for that very day to happen. It also goes to show the normally self composed Gatsby suddenly becoming" embarrassed " at seeing daisy again and the erratically switching to "unreasoning joy" and lastly almost obsessively "consumed with her presence". The way Daisy and Gatsby reconnected was charming yet slightly over exaggerated as it can be seen at the end of the chapter the world around them disappeared when they looked into each others eyes. literally.

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Chapter 4 to me starts to unravel the whole timeline of the story for me especially the mystery behind jay gatsby and his association with nick the narrator and of course daisy. The scene where Nick and Gatsby were in Gatsby's car and they drove past 3 extremely different scenarios caught my attention the most as it hints on how complicated the story is going to get, somewhat like a foreshadowing of future happenings. The quote :" Even Gatsby could happen, without any particular wonder" also hints that further into the book Gatsby's mysteries would only get more and more confusing therefore hooking the readers into wanting to read more so as they can find out out the true meaning behind that quote.
Another factor of this Chapter that i found worth mentioning is the fact that at the end of the chapter it can be seen that Nick is leaning in to kiss Jordan Baker. This is significant to me as it shows the simplicity of things in the midst of a mystery within itself . " Unlike Gatsby and Tom Buchanan, i had no girl whose disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and blinding signs." reinforces my point of simplicity vs complicity in the book overall and by kissing Jordan it shows the simplicity of feelings and emotions that has been made so complicated and confusing by Gatsby and Tom.

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Gatsby likes to dress very sharp as he likes to dress up in suits and have a gold coloured tie, furthermore “his dresser was garnished with a toilet set of pure dull gold”. This shows us Gatsby’s real love for money, or ‘new money’, as this was all hard earned by Gatsby himself, he my try to flaunt all this to try to fit in with the people with ‘old money’ because he wants to rise up the social chain.  Furthermore, Gatsby may also flaunt all his assets and possessions to try and impress Daisy, as in the chapter 2, Gatsby regularly throws parties hoping that Daisy would come and be impressed by it. In Chapter 4, he also mentions to Jordan that “he wants her to see his house” and that he “half expected her to wanted into one of his parties” . In Chapter 5, as it mentions how Gatsby’s possessions are revalued “according to the response from her well-loved eyes”, during that moment as well Gatsby did not stop looking at Daisy even once. Which means that he was hoping his possessions in his home will eventually impress her, thinking that it will help him get her.

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Chapter 4 illuminates a matter of great personal meaning for Gatsby. The object of his hope, the green light toward which he reaches. Gatsby’s love for Daisy is the source of his romantic hopefulness and the meaning of his want for the green light in Chapter 1. That light, so mysterious in the first chapter, becomes the symbol of Gatsby’s dream, his love for Daisy, and his attempt to make that love real. The green light is one of the most important symbols in The Great Gatsby.

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Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it what’s preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men - The story cuts to Gatsby even before being properly introduced to this character reflecting on Gatsby’s actions. His side of the story has implicit implications that Gatsby should be sympathized for the flaws that he had. This sums up the life of Gatsby before he had met him. A premonition and precursor to the story - setting this mood that we should sympathize with the misfortunate/fortunate events that happen to Gatsby

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Chapter 3 displays the opulence, grandeur and excess of Gatsby's parties. 'His Rolls Royce became an omnibus ' - a means of transport that some may not have even have been on is actually used to as causally as a shuttle here

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Chapter 3 has various events to stress on , such as Gatsby's parties that everyone could attend and only few people were invited to. Nick clearly described how fancy the party, the food , and the music were. Other than that , the chapter revealed a lot of rumors about Gatsby that none of them were supported by evidence.  I would also like to highlight that it was the first meeting between Nick and Gatsby. Finally , Jordan understands everything about Gatsby after their personal meeting.

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Chapter 3 gives an insight to the readers on the luxurious and lavish lifestyle of Gatsby. “There was music from my neighbour’s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars” This extract shows the large number of guests and gives a description of the ambience. His wealth is shown as the writer states that during weekends, “his Rolls-Royce becomes an omnibus”. This is because it is used to transport guests to and from his elaborate parties. Nick further highlights that most of these guests know Gatsby neither were they invited. Nick however was actually invited for the party as he states that: “…I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited” On sighting Jordan Baker the golfer, he  reintroduces himself and talks to her throughout the night. They later go to a library where they meet “a stout, middle-aged man, with enormous owl-eyed spectacles” who claims to have been drunk for a whole week and tries to convince the pair that the books in the library are real. After leaving the library, Nick starts a conversation with a man he claims is familiar. He later tells the individual that the party is “unusual” as he hasn’t “seen the host”. He eventually found out that he was speaking to Jay Gatsby. He smiled understandable and said “I thought you knew, old sport. I’m afraid I’m not a very good host”. As Gatsby and Jordan have a private conversation, Nick observes couples who can’t seem to agree on when to leave the party. A wife is heard telling another lady: “whenever he sees I’m having a good time he wants to go home”. Nick to decides to walk back to his home and he notices that a coupe trying to leave has lost a tire and hit the wall. To his surprise, the driver was the “owl-eyed” man from the library. It was also revealed that Jordan cheated in one of her tournaments: “…she had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round” Fitzgerald then says “Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply”. Her horrible driving skills are shown in this chapter, and Nick end it by saying “I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known”

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"I went up to New York with Tom on the train one afternoon, and when we stopped by the ash-heaps he jumped with his feet, taking hold of my elbow, literally forced me from the car. 'We're getting off,' he insisted. 'I want you to meet my girl'.

"So Tom Buchanan and his girl and I went up together to New York- or not quite together, for Mrs. Wilson sat discreetly in another car"

-Tom feels no shame or guilt for betraying his wife Daisy.

Insists on making Daisy's cousin meet his girl, but is afraid to be seen in public with Myrtle.

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I think a part we should really re-read through and come back to in the future is Nick's first impression of Gatsby, at the end of Chapter 1. By this, we can observe how his feelings and thoughts on Gatsby potentially evolve and shift as the book goes on.

Also, a part I really enjoyed and came back a couple of times to savour, was how elegant he described the roles and standards for women at the time, specially in Chapter 1 (but also along Chapter 2). He does so elegantly and accurately, to create a mood and help us better understand the setting regarding time and place.

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"Some time toward midnight Tom Buchanan and Mrs. Wilson stood face to face discussing in impassioned voices whether Mrs. Wilson had any right to mention Daisy's name.

"Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!" shouted Mrs. Wilson. "I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai----"

Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand."
-When Tom does not want Myrtle to mention Daisy, it could be a way of hiding the affair. However everyone in town apparently knows about Myrtle, this may not be the reason. Rather, it would probably be that Tom does in fact hold Dairy in a higher regard than Myrtle.  Therefore he would have felt offended if a lower class woman batters his own upper class wife.

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Tom: "Well, it's a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. The idea is if we don't look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. It's all scientific stuff; it's been proved."
""Well, these books are all scientific," insisted Tom, glancing at her impatiently. "This fellow has worked out the whole thing. It's up to us who are the dominant race to watch out or these other races will have control of things."
-Tom mentions this during dinner about a book he’s interested in. Tom is portrayed as a bully from the beginning and his casual racism depicts his disregard for human life. His act of being “dominant” comes into play at times when he interacts with other people such as Daisy. At the same time, however, Tom tends to cloud himself with those who are weaker and less "powerful". This could probably be him trying to "dominate" his physical, economic, and class power over them. This also signifies his egoistic personality.

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Nick: "My father game me some advice that I have been turning over in my mind ever since 'Whenever you feel like criticising anyone just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had"
-Nick uses this as a basis of the theme where he is unprejudiced to the things around him and how he views situations. Thus he aimed to narrate objectively.

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In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I have been turning over in my mind ever since’ ‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone’ ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had’ - Nick wants to show that he’s an objective, wise and non-judgmental observer - a recurring theme in the whole story where he tries his best to narrate his objective lifestyle and perspective without seeming prejudiced

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But I didn't call to him for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone—he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward—and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock - This is the recurring them that occurs - the fact that Gatsby longs for that green light - representing the unobtainable happiness that he yearns/desires - Daisy - every opportunity that he gets, it is always in the way of his plans with Daisy - later found that he had a chance but had to go for war and when he returned she was already the wife of Tom