Chapter+8

=﻿Chapter Summary:= The Chapter begins with nick awaking and making his way to Gatsby's house and upon entering it he realizes how large it is and is amazed by the fact that he never took that into consideration during all the parties. Gatsby then goes on to say that he waited for Daisy but she never appeared or phoned(not that he expected her to). he speaks about how she was the first girl he ever really loved(experince back in 1917) and felt that he had to put a show on for and pretend he was something he was not just to impress her. He then talks about how they made love and how after that he felt married to her. the gardener then arrives and intterupts their conversation by saying he is going to drain the pool, but Gatsby tells him to hold off a day for he hasnt swam in it yet and would like to go for a dip. Their meeting ends with Nick leaving and saying that Gatsby was better then all the Buchanans and people that hung around them. When Nick returns to work he cant focus turns down a date with Jordan and then the style of telling shifts to relay to the reader the events that occured after the accident at the garage. It shows him speaking with George trying to comfort him in any way shape or form but all attempts are in vain. George in his drunken stupor decides he will find out who did this and punish the man for it himself. He goes around garage to garage and eventually finds out that it was Gatsby who has the car and goes to his house finds him in the pool shoots him and then commits suicide.

=﻿Relativity to the American Dream(Time Period):= This part of the story deals with the end of the pursuit of the american dream and how everyone becomes corrupt or is just in it for the money. and with the money the people become diss-illussioned and that is what happened to many of the characters in this book. such as Daisy and Tom they knew that they did wrong but just went and hid behind their money not letting anything be real or effect them.

=﻿Reoccuring theme:= this could be seen as Gatsby's love of Daisy which never goes away his partying and carelessness which finally catches up with him

=﻿Colors:= only real color mentioned in this chapter is the yellow car which struck Mrtyle. And Fitzgerald intended for the yellow to show the fact that it was all really just a show and not the real thing so it is kind of ironic that Gatz struck her in a yellow car but there is a quick reference to the gold and grey light when Gatzs and Nick are searching the house which shows his life whindeling down

=﻿Vocabulary:= Sharper- professional gambler/ shrewd swindler(pg.152) Humidor- box meant to keep tobaccoo at the right temperature(pg.148) Indiscernible- cannot be seen or percieved clearly(pg.148)

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