Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Ending?

"The minister glanced several times at his watch so I took him aside and asked him to wait for half an hour. But it wasn't any use. Nobody came." (pg 182 Nick speaking about Gatsby's funeral) These sentences pretty much sum up the theme of the book. When Gatsby threw parties, a great amount of people came. But when Nick informed them of Gatsby's funeral, no one came. His "friends", or more so party guests, used Gatsby for his house, his parties, and his liquor. They had no real concern for him, which is shown through their lack of attendence at his funeral. His funeral! After Gatsby's death, things pretty much fell apart. Tom and Daisy moved, Jordan and Nick broke up, and Nick moved back west. What happened happened and none of them looked back on it. They looked forward to start a new part of their lives.

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