Nick goes to visit Gatsby. Daisy never comes to Gatsby and it totally destroys him. George Wilson becomes very suspicious about who killed his wife so he enlists in the help of Tom Buchanon. Wilson finds out that Jay Gatsby is the one who killed his wife. The enraged and irritationally behaving George Wilson decides to pay Gatsby a visit with a loaded gun. He shoots Gatsby and then turns the gun on himself and ends his life.Nick discovers Gatsby's cold, dead body and reminiscues about what his final thoughts were.
Vocabulary:
Grotesque:odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd
Extraordinary: exceptional in character, amount, extent, degree, etc.; noteworthy; remarkable
Overwhelming:so great as to render resistance or oppositionuseless
Reflections:
This chapter reflects how the author was feeling about his life at the time. F. Scott Fitzgerald was in a bad place. The tragedy that ran his life, he could not escape and so he wanted others to feel his pain. His killed Gatsby, unknowing that he himself would die of tragedy. Fitzgerald was foreshadowing his life and his writing proved his destiny
Analysis:
This is ultimately the sadest and epiclimactic scene in the entire novel. The terrible fate to which Gatsby succumbs is just tragic while Nick, probably his only friend, has to deal with the awful loss. The brutality of this scene is pure and the the cutting brilliance demonstrated by Fitzgerlad makes the novel complete yet leaves the reader yearning for more.
Themes:
A recurring theme in this chapter is mortality. Death comes in ths chapter like a ghost in the night and refuses to let go of the people in their way. Two characters, one main, one minor, have their lives cut short in a brutal homicide/suicide. Death is the end but Nick refuses to let it take Gatsby's legacy, although it may have been successful. The man, loved by many, hated by more, was now cold and dead. Gone forever.
Color:
Grey is a color that appears often durring this chapter. It symbols lifelessness. George Wilson is very lifeless. He is dull and does not really do much for the story. This lifeless character then, through the tiny bit of emotion he finally experiences rage. He had been supressed so long that he snapped and in the process, ended someone's life, Jay Gatsby.
Chapter 8
Summary:
Nick goes to visit Gatsby. Daisy never comes to Gatsby and it totally destroys him. George Wilson becomes very suspicious about who killed his wife so he enlists in the help of Tom Buchanon. Wilson finds out that Jay Gatsby is the one who killed his wife. The enraged and irritationally behaving George Wilson decides to pay Gatsby a visit with a loaded gun. He shoots Gatsby and then turns the gun on himself and ends his life.Nick discovers Gatsby's cold, dead body and reminiscues about what his final thoughts were.Vocabulary:
Grotesque: odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurdExtraordinary: exceptional in character, amount, extent, degree, etc.; noteworthy; remarkable
Overwhelming: so great as to render resistance or opposition useless
Reflections:
This chapter reflects how the author was feeling about his life at the time. F. Scott Fitzgerald was in a bad place. The tragedy that ran his life, he could not escape and so he wanted others to feel his pain. His killed Gatsby, unknowing that he himself would die of tragedy. Fitzgerald was foreshadowing his life and his writing proved his destiny
Analysis:
This is ultimately the sadest and epiclimactic scene in the entire novel. The terrible fate to which Gatsby succumbs is just tragic while Nick, probably his only friend, has to deal with the awful loss. The brutality of this scene is pure and the the cutting brilliance demonstrated by Fitzgerlad makes the novel complete yet leaves the reader yearning for more.
Themes:
A recurring theme in this chapter is mortality. Death comes in ths chapter like a ghost in the night and refuses to let go of the people in their way. Two characters, one main, one minor, have their lives cut short in a brutal homicide/suicide. Death is the end but Nick refuses to let it take Gatsby's legacy, although it may have been successful. The man, loved by many, hated by more, was now cold and dead. Gone forever.
Color:
Grey is a color that appears often durring this chapter. It symbols lifelessness. George Wilson is very lifeless. He is dull and does not really do much for the story. This lifeless character then, through the tiny bit of emotion he finally experiences rage. He had been supressed so long that he snapped and in the process, ended someone's life, Jay Gatsby.