Goodbye Gatsby

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Chapter 8

"It was the only compliment I ever gave him, because I disapproved of him from beginning to end" (Fitzgerald, page 154). 

Gatsby gone was surprising due to the one that ended up murdering him. Although the events seemed to be leading up to his death, I believed that Tom would kill Gatsby over Wilson. I do see that Wilson believes it was Gatsby who killed his wife and was having an affair with her but I would have thought he would have investigated a little better so he knew the full truth. When Nick said goodbye to Gatsby so he could go to work, I felt that the words led to the fact that it was their last meeting and their forever goodbyes. Furthermore, Nick's conversation with Jordan seemed to point that Jordan had told Nick something that he was left troubled. Although the end of Gatsby was to come, I felt that he left on a low note in his life. He spent his life making something of himself for Daisy. In the end though, Daisy brought his downfall with her careless driving and anger with her husband. The people of this time do not grasp that they cannot just marry for money or status. Daisy and Gatsby could have been happy together but since Daisy was impatient, she moved on without giving Gatsby a chance. Hopefully Nick can learn from Gatsby's mistake and make a life with Jordan as he himself is seeing him slowly getting older without having a stable life. Lastly, I find it interesting that Nick has admitted he disapproved of him the whole time he knew him. They seemed very close and friendly but obviously Nick felt differently than he wrote. I found Gatsby to be quite humbled in his life as he felt that his love was more important than the money he gained yet Daisy seemed to feel the money needed to come with the love. On a more random note to Gatsby's end, I am still confused on how he exactly made his money. I am not sure if the information just washed right over my head and I missed it or if the mystery of Gatsby will continue.