How Is Nick Told In Chapter 9 Of The Great Gatsby

In the final chapter of The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, crowds rejoice as this whirlwind novel of materialism and pride comes to a dramatic closing….In writing this chapter, Nick, the narrator, describes the aftermath of Gatsby’s death two years later, in Minnesota, which leads the reader to fully realize that the entire novel was written from Nick’s interpretation and memory of the events, if they hadn’t figured it out by now. In the chapter, Nick tells how he tried to arrange a large funeral for Gatsby in hopes that his many friends would come to pay their final respects to the man, only to realize that none of Gatsby’s “friends” were willing to go highlighting how the multitudes of guests at his parties only came for the

Carraway is present throughout the novel but it is not until chapter nine does the reader fully understand Nick as the person he truly is not the Nick he wanted to be. You see, Nick longed for the world that is Gatsby and relished in the glory of extravagant parties, hot gossip, and carefree attitudes; basically, Nick is the girl in the seventh-grade that wants the hot football player to date them and all the cheerleaders to invite them over for a slumber party. A quote from chapter nine that truly exemplifies Carraway as a person would be “When the butler brought back Wolfshiem's answer I began to have a feeling of defiance, of scornful solidarity between Gatsby and me against them all” (Fitzgerald 172). This is the moment where Nick finally understands for himself that he lost himself trying to find happiness in the Buchanans, Gatsby, and Jordan Baker. Nick to be honest is not that bad of a person in that he is a loyal friend who stood by Gatsby through everything, he’s observant, and he has strong moral values, but Nick also is judgemental, hypocritical, and tries to make himself out to be someone that he’s not which ultimately comes around to bite him in the

The quote reads, “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—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And then one fine morning-- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past” (187). This quote is important in that it fully ties up everything the novel had mentioned. Throughout the novel, Gatsby yearns for the green light. The green light symbolizes hope and a never ending cycle of goals. The green light itself is the most important part of the entire novel. Maybe the novel should have been named The Great Green