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The Great Gatsby Chapter 8 Summary

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Chapter eight of Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby picks up almost immediately after the dramatic conclusion of chapter seven which involved the climax of the novel, Myrtle’s murder. As the chapter opens, Nick Carraway, the novel’s faithful narrator, upset by the events of his thirtieth birthday, travels to Gatsby's mansion to try to convince him to leave West Egg and avoid the effects of Myrtle's death on the surrounding communities, but Gatsby refuses to listen to Nick’s plea solely due to not wanting to leave Daisy with Tom without Gatsby’s “protection” and possibly Gatsby still has a glimmer of hope that Daisy will choose him over Tom regardless of all of the mess that has happened. Gatsby justifies his willing to stay for Daisy …show more content…

Wilson is the only character who truly is not involved with any sort of extravagance as he lives and works in the valley of ashes surrounded by oppression. Wilson seems to be the victim of all of the other character’s actions in that Myrtle cheats on him with Tom, Daisy murders his wife, and Nick and Jordan pretty much act as if he doesn’t even exist to them. George by letting everyone victimize him sinks into a deep state of depression and anger which leads to the murder of Gatsby and George’s suicide. George’s suicide shines a spotlight on how the actions of one can affect …show more content…

To no surprise, symbolism is found in chapter eight through the means of the weather and the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg. In chapter seven it cited the hottest day of the year which resulted in a day full of heated arguments, roast sessions, and a resulting murder. In chapter eight it is revealed that the weather has ultimately began cooling off symbolizing the calming of the drama in the story after the climax, The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg should be listed as character in the novel as they appear as frequent if not more frequent than certain main characters. Through reading, it is understood that the eyes symbolize God as he watches over all and is the final judge, for nobody truly knew everything that happened in the world of The Great Gatsby except for the great observer in that of a higher

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In the beginning of chapter 7, NIck notices Gatsby has no parties going on and learns that Gatsby doesn't need the parties to attract Daisy. On the hottest of the summer Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Nick, Jordan go to the buchanan’s house for lunch. As the afternoon goes on Tom realises that Daisy and Gatsby are having an affair. Tom sets out to win her back. Daisy asks if they can all go to NYC for the rest of the day.

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Chapters 1-5: Thomas has begun his new life. Once he was out of the box, he was introduced to all the Gladers. Alby, the first person to arrive in the glade introduced Thomas to Chuck, who was to help him around the Glade that night. Thomas was the grennie to the Glade, and had already made a lot of friends and one enemy, Gally. Chapters 6-10: Newt woke Thomas up, to show Thomas what lies in the maze.

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Chapter 4 describes Nick’s first personal encounter with Gatsby. One after noon, Gatsby decided to take Nick to lunch in the city. On the way, Gatsby explained his life story to Nick claiming to have come from a wealthy family in the Midwest, to have attended Oxford, and to have earned medals of honor in WWI. During lunch Nick meets a man named Mr.Wolfsheim, one of Gatsby’s business partners who was rumored to have fixed the World Series in 1919. In addition, Gatsby asks Nick to speak to Jordan regarding an urgent matter.

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In chapter two of How To Read like Professor, Foster explains to readers that act of communion can be any time people decide to eat or drink together. He continues on to explain some concepts such as that eating is so uninteresting that there has to be some reason authors write about it, that acts of communion only happen with people you're comfortable with, and that there maybe an underlying emotion or message hidden in these meals. All of these ideas can be found in chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby where Tom Buchanan invites everyone over for lunch; things escalate while sipping wine and waiting for the food. Eating brunch with you best friend might sound fun, but Foster brings up the point that it is infact fairly boring to write an eating scene. This causes readers to assume

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In chapter six of the great gatsby a lot of the motives, characteristics and other important attributes of the characters were revealed in the chapter. At the beginning of chapter six the reader and Nick learn that everything about Gatsby was a lie; even his name. We learn that he didn’t inherit any money, lived on a farm in North Dakota, and his real name is James Gatz. Gatsby’s motives were to become extremely rich and win the love of Daisy. He does this by lying to everyone to convince them that he is old money, putting him higher up the social ladder to get Daisy to notice him.

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Joshua Myerson Ms. Perry MYP Eng II Ap Lang 11 May 2016 Chapter I Chapter Summary: Chapter one of the book, “The Great Gatsby”, introduces the narrator, Nick Carraway, describes how the events took place in the years following World War I. The narrator begins to tell how his family was from the Middle West and moved to Long Island. Nick then rents a house that is by large mansions - owned by Jay Gatsby - which reminds him of his wealthy family.

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Chapter 9 begins with a bunch of reporters and police officers coming to Gatsby’s house to try to get a statement from someone close to Gatsby because of his death. Nick waited for someone to do the funeral arrangements but no one chose to do it. So Nick had to step up and take charge because one else did. Later in the story Nick calls daisy to tell her what he witnessed and what events occurred. Nick was very surprised to see that Daisy and Tom left.

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In Great Gatsby, chapter four finally explains why Gatsby is interested in Nick and Jordan. He wants Daisy to see his house and Nick's house is right next door, but actually he wants to meet Daisy while Nick could help him. Also, Jordan is the first person he found that knows Daisy and knows a lot about them (Fitzgerald 79). Once again Nick is playing an important role in the lives of other characters while paying little attention to his own needs and desires. In this chapter, Nick is playing an important role in the lives of Gatsby.

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1. The most crucial thing in the plot in chapter one is the moment during the dinner scene at the Buchanans where Mrs. Baker mentions that Tom has another woman beside Daisy. This is the most important scene because it feels heavy and Nick even describes it as if all subjects of conversation have faded and the room grew impenetrably silent. Some might say that the actual most important part of the plot is when Nick finally meets Gatsby by the end of the chapter, however, that is not the case because that moment doesn't add any information to the plot. Whereas, Tom's possible cheating says a lot about the fact that even divinely rich people might experience an essential lack as well as habitual boredom that propels them to do things that would

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Acclaimed writer, F. Scott Fitzgerald, in his novel, specifically chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby, captures the stages of pain, remembrance, and acceptance that Nick is going through after the death of his best friend. Fitzgerald’s purpose in revealing more about Gatsby’s death is to build on Nick’s character and embody the relationship the two had, keeping the memory of Gatsby alive. His use of language and imagery create an attitude of bittersweetness as Nick remembers Gatsby and does all he can to preserve his dreamer’s spirit even in death. Fitzgerald begins the resolution in what can be interpreted as the first stage of grief: anger, as Nick’s social interaction is limited as he avoids taxi drivers and neighbors alike. He then continues

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Wracked by anxiety, he hurries to Gatsby's mansion shortly before dawn. He advises Gatsby to leave Long Island until the scandal of Myrtle's death has quieted down. Gatsby refuses, as he cannot bring himself to leave Daisy: he tells Nick that he spent the entire night in front of the Buchanan's mansion, just to ensure that Daisy was safe. In the last chapter, Nick reveals Gatsby's lifelong quest to transcend his past as ultimately futile. In comparing this backward-driving force to the current of a river, Fitzgerald presents it as both inexorable and, in some sense, naturally determined.

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Nick Carraway the narrator, opens the chapter with saying how in life one shall not be judgemental. However, he quickly contradicts himself by judging everyone who has opened up to him in the past. He explains how he was born into a wealthy family, and how he hates everything about privileged folks. However, Gatsby has all the qualities that he hates but, for some reason has an inclination to like him. He graduated from “New Haven” and participated in the first world war.

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The second half of The Great Gatsby begins with a description of Gatsby’s background and history. He went to the college of St. Olaf’s but dropped out shortly after he admitted. After Gatsby left school he obtained a job working on Lake Superior collecting clams and salmon. He saved a man named Dan Cody from a storm and Cody was so thankful that he took Gatsby in and they traveled together. This is when Gatsby realized his desire for wealth and luxury and after this point he dedicated himself to becoming a successful man.

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