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