Chapter 8

1) Chapter 8 (98-108)
2) After not getting any sleep, Nick walks over to Jay's to see what ended up happening. Gatsby say's that he waited outside the Buchanan's house until 4 am, but nothing ended up happening. He explains his past with Daisy and tells nick how he fell in love with Daisy, but when he left for the war Daisy meets Tom and clings to him because he would shape her life immediately. After the accident that killed George's wife, Myrtle, he goes out looking for her murder in panic and finds Tom who sends him Gatsby direction. He arrives to Gatsby mansion, shoots Gatsby and kills himself. Nick comes back to see Gatsby and George dead, and feels pity upon Gatsby because he was already dead inside.
3)
a) “I’m one of these trusting fellas and I don’t think any harm to nobody..."
b)George Wilson: honest, hard worker, poor, Faithful, religious, hopeful, obedient to his wife.
c) When first introduced to George is a quiet, desperate, and hardworking man. His wife is small and stout, and treats George terribly. However, when he finds out that Myrtle is cheating on him he becomes frantic and controlling to the point where he locks her in a room. After the accident he becomes disillusioned by his emotions and seeks out revenge upon Gatsby because he believe it was Gatsby who killed Myrtle.
4) "They're a rotten crowd . . . You're worth the whole damn bunch put together." (p. 105)


This quote stuck out to me because we see Nick's attitude change toward Gatsby once again. He sees that Gatsby strove to achieve the impossible and now admires him for it. Although he envisioned Gatsby to be a man of honor, mystery, and hospitality. Throughout the novel we see Gatsby true colors and his romantic motivation. I think this quote helps piece together the message Fitzgerald was trying to convey through Gatsby, the American dream is an ideal that is never good to the pursuer. Much like Daisy was to Gatsby the "lover" or grail that has never been good to him.