In the beginning of chapter 8, Nick finds himself unable to sleep, so he decides to get up. After coming across Gatsby, Nick sees that something is wrong with him. He seems put down. The two of them talk for a while and Gatsby starts to open up completely about his real relationship with Daisy. Gatsby admits that he wasn't really in love with her, but instead she was the first real nice girl he had come across. He saw this as a challenge that he was put up to to win her heart. However, both Gatsby and Daisy created an image of one another as being this fantasized image portraying an idea fairy tale. The two planned on marrying, but after the Gatsby left for Oxford, Daisy was to marry Tom. This posed Gatsby in a situation that if he were to continue to pursue Daisy, he would look like a fool and imposture. Instead he wrote to her saying he would just stay at Oxford, but as time went on, Daisy married Tom and it was too late for Gatsby. This makes Nick sad, as he feels for Gatsby. Meanwhile, Myrtle's husband goes into spiral at the loss of his wife. He sets out to end Gatsby's life, for he believe Gatsby was the one who killed his beloved wife. The end of Gatsby's life in a way still fulfilled his dream, for his last act was for the sake of putting Daisy before himself.
In chapter nine, Nick attempt to arrange all of the detail for Gatsby's funeral. However, he seems to find trouble in doing so. The people that one attended his parties, laughed with him, shared stories and memories are now no where to be seen. This shows how much Gatsby truly meaner to them-nothing. The enormous number of people to took advantage of Gatsby and his possessions is a clear indication of no appreciation and respect for Gatsby. Throughout his entire life, Gatsby chased after dreams and things that he knew he could never get. Nick finds out that Tom had a part in Gatsby's death, for he led Mr. Wilson in his direction. In conclusion, we are reminded the differences between dreams and reality as there is symbolism marking back to the green light on the end of Daisy's dock. We must not chase some object of no meaning or something impossible to get. Or else, even we may drift "ceaselessly into the past."
In chapter nine, Nick attempt to arrange all of the detail for Gatsby's funeral. However, he seems to find trouble in doing so. The people that one attended his parties, laughed with him, shared stories and memories are now no where to be seen. This shows how much Gatsby truly meaner to them-nothing. The enormous number of people to took advantage of Gatsby and his possessions is a clear indication of no appreciation and respect for Gatsby. Throughout his entire life, Gatsby chased after dreams and things that he knew he could never get. Nick finds out that Tom had a part in Gatsby's death, for he led Mr. Wilson in his direction. In conclusion, we are reminded the differences between dreams and reality as there is symbolism marking back to the green light on the end of Daisy's dock. We must not chase some object of no meaning or something impossible to get. Or else, even we may drift "ceaselessly into the past."