The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
I was halfway into this chapter before I fully realized that Gatsby was dead, so maybe I'm not the best analyzer of this book. Nevertheless, the conclusion of The Great Gatsby is very sad. Nick is left to take care of all the loose strings that Gatsby left, which includes the funeral. Daisy left down, making Gatsby's death nearly pointless. Then Gatsby's father, who knew his son as Jimmy Gatz, arrives upon hearing of his death. Mr. Gatz was so proud of his son, and so saddened that he couldn't provide for him such a lifestyle. Nick starts contacting Gatsby's business partners for the funeral, and no one commits to going. Scumbag Wolfsheim even blows off the funeral, claiming "'When a man gets killed I never like to get mixed up in it in any way'" (Fitzgerald 171). The father continues to show pride in his son, showing that even as a child Jay was determined to be a successful business man. In the end it was Nick, Mr. Gatz, and some servants who attended the funeral. Nick saw Tom later in the year who reveals to be a massive jerk by telling Nick he squealed on Gatsby to Wilson...big surprise. To make things worse Nick and Jordan never got back together. This is truly the most depressed I have ever been while reading a book.
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