journal entry for chapter 9

The days after Gatsby was killed. Nick was left incharge of his body. No one wanted Gatsby. Nick put together the funeral and tried to find friends of Gatsby's but everyone he knows wont come. Daisy has left. Mr. Wolfsheim wants to stay any. even Klipspringer won't come. Nick doesn't know of any family until he recieves a wire from Gatsby's father, who shows up a few days later. Reporters and Police come in and out of the scene but otherwise Nick is alone. He tried to convince Wolfsheim to come, but couldn't. Gatsby's father had never beent o his son's house before. when he got here it made him realize how well his son had done. He wasn't to said about his sons death though he did repeatly say Gatsby would have gone far. Mr. Gatz was more mesmerized by everything his son had. On the day of Gatsby's funeral, the only person to show up besides Nick, the priest and Mr. Gatz was Owl- Eyes. The only one to feel bad for Gatsby because everyone used him but when he needed them the most no one showed up.

After Gatsby was buried, Nick goes onto his memories of living in the east. He later ran into Jordan, and they talked about their time together and how Nick "threw her over" and that she wasn't used to it. Then one afternoon, Nick saw Tom Buchanan and they talked and Nick finally understood why tom told George what he did. And the story ends with Nick leaving and heading back home.

Symbol: Nick and Tom's hand Shake

Motif: Green light at the end of Daisy's dock.

Characters: Henry C. Gatz; Meyer Wolfsheim; Slagle; Stella; Klipspringer; Owl- Eyes

Allusion: James J. Hill; Worls Series tansaction in 1919; The Rosary; Hopalong Cassidy

Motifs: Realization

Journal Entry for chapter 8

After a rough night of sleep sleep, Nick finally hears a taxi pull up and rushes over to Gatsby's. Gatsby tells Nick of his night and how he waited until Daisy shut the light off at 4 am. Nick stayed with Gatsby that morning and was told Gatsby's story about Daisy and how he got hooked to her. She was different to Gatsby, and so he fell in love with her. But then He had to go fight in the and then ran into complications while trying to come home. Daisy, though she loved Gatsby, became restless and while Gatsby was stuck in Oxford, she married Tom. When Gatbsy finally returned from France he want back to Louiseville with the last of his pay but Daisy was away on her honey moon and that was the end of Gatsby's story.
After Gatsby's story, the last of Gatsby's former servants came to tell him that it would be best if he emptied the pool today but Gatsby postponeded it for a little long and asked Nick to come swim. Nick Declined, having to catch the train to go to work. and so Nick left.
At work, Jordan called. they talked for a little bit but the converstation stopped at noon. Then Nick returns to the murder of Myrtle. Catherine deined that Mrytle had been fooling around. Mr. wilson got into a horrible state after Myrtles Death and Michaelis had to stay with him all night. George know who killed his wife though. and as soon as Michaelis left, so did George.
At two o'clock, Gatsby got on his bathing suit and went for a swim. When Wilson fianlly got back to west egg, he went straight to Gatsby's house and found Gatsby dead in the pool and not far away, Wilson Dead too.









Symbol: Light in Dasiy's room; Daisy's white car;

Allusion: Grail; Beale Street Blues

Motif: Time, Dr. T.J. Eckleburg,Valley of ashes

Characters: Gatsby, Nick, the last servant, Jordan, Catherine, George Wilson, Michaelis, The chauffer