Chapter 9 Pages 163-180
Nick sums up the ending after two years after Gatsby's death. Many reporters come to the death and make big stories out of it. When Nick holds a funeral no ones shows up except for Gatsby's father, Nick, Owl Eyes, and some servants of Gatsby. Nick breaks up with Jordan, and he moves back to the Midwest. Nick comes to the conclusion that Daisy and Tom will always be shielded by their wealth from any negative things. Before Nick leaves, he visits Gatsby's mansion, an picture the land there as if he was an explorer. He continues to talk about the American dream, and how the characters handled it. Ending the book with some words of hope.
Henry C. Gatz
"It was Gatsby's father, a solemn old man, very helpless and dismayed, bundled up in a long cheap ulster against the warm September day." (167 Fitzgerald)
-Not wealthy
-Old
-Helpless
-Loving
Henry Gatz's role was to be a binary opposition to his son. Henry played a simple life, he is happy but not too wealthy. But, Jay is rich and not happy. His father can represent a normal American, who just lives a normal life, in comparison to Jay who lives an extra extravagant life.
"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter-to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther....And one fine morning---So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." (180 Fitzgerald)
Nick says this quote to show human's struggle to achieve goals. He tells us that humans, Gatsby, can not move on from the past, (the current pushing them back). Nick uses words of optimism to show people's ability to never give up, and not let go of their dream. These last words sets the message of the novel, is the American Dream, attainable, or should people even try?
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