The Great Gatsby-Chapter Eight-Greg Davis

Chapter 8 Pages 147-162

Nick can not fall asleep for many nights, and one day goes and visits Gatsby after one of these episodes. Gatsby describes that he loved Daisy, and that once they made love he was glued to her. She promised that after the war she would return to him, nut she never did. Gatsby's gardner interrupts and tells Gatsby that he plans to drain the pool, but after the hottest day, Gatsby postpones the draining and decides he will use is pool, for the first time, ever. Nick leaves for work, but is too unfocused, and does not go out with Jordan on their date. George wilson talks to Michaelis about the accident, George goes to Tom to find out who killed his wife. George goes to Gatsby's pool, kills Gatsby and then himself.

Daisy

"Through this twilight universe Daisy began to move again with the season; suddenly she was again keeping half a dozen dates a day with half a dozen men, and drowsing asleep at dawn with the beads and chiffon of an evening dress tangled among dying orchids on the floor beside her bed." (Fitzgerald 151)

-Likes material things
-Married to Tom
-Loves Tom and Gatsby
-Nick's Cousin
-Beautiful
-Someone who is very social
-Cynical
-Lives in East Egg
-Superficial

Daisy is a beautiful woman from Louisville. She is cousin's with Nick, and is married to Tom. She is in love with both Gatsby and Tom, which adds to the novel's meaning. Daisy serves as the girl who tears people apart, and ultimately causes Gatsby to sacrifice for her. Daisy keeps the novel going since the novel revolves around the story of Gatsby trying to win Daisy back.

"There was an inexplicable amount of dust everywhere, and rooms were musty, as though they hadn't been aired for many days." (Pg 147-148 Fitzgerald)

I chose this quote since it reinforces the fact that everything Gatsby did was for Daisy. He would only keep the house clean for her, no other reason, once he know she does no love him as much as Tom, he doesn't care any more. He doesn't even have the decency to clean his house for himself, but only himself.


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