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