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The Great Gatsby Summary Chapter 8

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Near the beginning of this chapter, we see that Gatsby tries to make Nick as happy as possible by inviting him to Coney Island, then for a swim in his pool. Nick quickly realizes that Gatsby is nervous because he wants Nick to agree to his plan of inviting Daisy over for tea. When Nick agrees, Gatsby quickly agrees to make a few touch-ups to Nick’s house by cutting having his grass cut and having flowers sent over. When Daisy first arrives and Gatsby makes his entrance, the room has a sense of awkwardness. Gatsby knocks Nick’s clock over and does not really know how to start conversation, symbolizing the clumsiness of his attempt to stop time and retrieve the past. When Nick has a talk with him in the kitchen, he states Gatsby is acting “like
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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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When Gatsby sees Daisy, whom he dreams of and attempts to woo for nearly five full years, he remarks only that they have “met before”, instead of more revealing language, most likely because he does not want to seem desperate to Daisy by highlighting the planning he has put into their reunion. He “muttered” and mumbled through his speech, lacking the confidence to speak clearly. Gatsby attempts to receive comfort from Nick by glancing at him, but can manage to do so only “momentarily.” Even when he tries to laugh, usually a show of carefree joy, it is merely “an abortive attempt,” unsuccessful at producing its desired effect of lightening the mood. The “pressure of [Gatsby’s] head” then causes Nick’s clock to “tilt dangerously.”

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In chapters 7 and 8 of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses events from the roaring twenties to express the theme of those who are born rich and those who were not born with wealth. In class we talked about the trend in society with people who are rich by birth and people who are rich by the lottery or other quick ways. This trend seemed to be that those who are born rich, will stay rich while those who gain wealth fast, tend to lose it quickly as well. This trend held true in the 1920’s as we saw a big boom in the stock market and overall wealth with the introduction of credit cards. Yet, it all came crashing down unexpectedly causing The Great Depression.

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He was fearful at first because he had not seen her in five years and does not know what to expect: “He’s afraid, he’s waited so long . . . He half expected her to wander into one of his parties, some night . . . But she never did” (79). Gatsby has been planning this for so long that once he found Daisy’s cousin, Nick, he immediately wants to go through with his plan of winning Daisy’s heart. When Gatsby eventually convinces Nick to invite Daisy over to his house, which is conveniently next door to Gatsby’s, Gatsby gets people to go spruce Nick’s house up for the occasion.

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Daisy and Nick had been invited over to Gatsby’s after their tea party. When they go into Gatsby’s room, he starts

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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

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Nick believes that Gatsby should welcome all of his guests, so when he does not even see Gatsby he has pessimistic thoughts about Gatsby’s character. At this point Nick has begun to

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In chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby, Gatsby, Nick, and a man named Meyer Wolfsheim attend lunch together. In deep conversation, Nick learns that Wolfsheim gambles for a living and conducted one of the most controversial actions in baseball history- the fixing of the 1919 World Series. The metaphor provides details about the mysterious appearance of Wolfsheim and Gatsby source of income. In addition, the metaphor provides an appalling reality that only one person directed the fixing of an event that is praised by millions of people.

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Before me stretched the portentous, menacing road of a new decade.’” (Fitzgerald, 104). The tension and the chaos surrounding Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby caused Nick to put his 30th birthday on the back burner of his mind and forget. Nick was a character in The Great Gatsby that the other characters used and almost forgot about, he observed and assisted when he was

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1. The most significant plot in chapter 8 is the death of Myrtle. Myrtle is killed by a speeding car right outside of her home. George Wilson is grief stricken and immediately connects the dots that point to Myrtle having an affair. George immediately accuses Tom of having the affair with myrtle but tom deflects the attention on Gatsby.

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Chapter 7 begins with Gatsby having lunch with Tom and Daisy. The conversation had heated up between Tom and Gatsby so Daisy interferes and says lets go to town for the day. Gatsby and Daisy drive in Tom's car, while Nick, Jordan, and Tom drive in Gatsby's. On the way, Tom furiously tells Nick that Gatsby is no Oxford man. They stop for gas at Wilson's garage.

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“I went in after making every noise possible in the kitchen, short of pushing over the stove--but I don’t believe they heard a sound”(89). They are engrossed in each other not realizing that Nick is trying to get their attention. Once they go to Gatsby ’s she is just happy to be there not worrying about life but once she is on the table she realizes what she is doing and what is actually happening. Reality hits her and she becomes overwhelmed with feelings of guilt, shock, and regret.

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In chapter 8, early the next morning Nick goes over to check up on Gatsby. He has been at Daisy's all night, watching to see if she was safe. He and Nick stay up talking about Gatsby's past. Gatsby is being very honest with Nick and tells him that Daisy was the first nice girl he had ever really met. He was in love with her and planned on marrying her but the war split them apart.

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The subject is an entity that is constantly affected and affecting. It is therefore ‘…always linked to something outside of it…always subject to or of something.’ This subject has, at any given moment, a world made up of not only places in relation to itself, but also inherent social relationships and identities that create and shape the subject and its position in the worlds of other subjects. The introduction of a new facet to this world, through the conscious effort of the subject or otherwise, therefore transforms the subject itself, its positions, relationships, and world.

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The gardener tells Gatsby that he is going to drain the pool that day, but Gatsby replies, “Don’t do it to-day,” before turning “apologetically” to Nick and saying, “you know, old sport, I’ve never used that pool all summer?” (153). This is the first time that Gatsby has ever apologized to Nick, and it happens only mere minutes before the “only compliment [Nick] ever gave him [Gatsby].” Gatsby suggests that Daisy might call him later and Nick “supposes so.” They shake hands, which is also a first, before he gives Gatsby the compliment: “They’re [Tom and the people that he represents] a rotten crowd…you’re worth the whole [explicit] bunch put together” (154).

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