Chapter+9

Chapter... 9!

Summaryy!

This chapter basically summs up what happens after Gatsby's death. Nick somehow becomes in-charge of everything and is just trying to maintain order. People and reporters and whatnot are coming by Gatsby's mansion and trying to discover what really happened between him and Wilson and Myrtle. There are lots of rumors about Gatsby and Nick doesnt like it. He feels bad for Gatsby, even though he is dead, and wants there to be people who actually knew him and cared about him when he was alive to come to his funeral. But as hard as Nick tries, he really cannot seem to find any people like that. No one truly knew or was close with Gatsby. He eventually reaches Gatsby's parents, and realizes that his real name was Jimmy Gatz. Nick decides to move back to the MidWest because he is sick of everyone in the East. He meets Tom and he talks about how he was the one who told Wilson that it was Gatsby's car that killed his wife and they he is glad that Gatsby is dead. At the very end, Nick goes over to Gatsby's empty mansion and lays in the dark and contemplates life and the American Dream.

Vocabularyy!

__inquest__- the decision or finding based on such inquiry __addenda__- a thing to be added; an addition __vestibules__- a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building __orgastic__- intense or unrestrained excitement

Reflection! This last chapter sums up how the book represents the American Dream that was what people thought of in the 1920's. The novel is showing a failed attempt at the American Dream. The rich upper class belives that they are living the dream, when they really are not.

Common Themes! Some common themes in the chapter include: **loneliness** when Gatsby is buried alone **Resentment** when Nick realizes that people really arent as good as they seem to be

Marxist and Feminist! The Marxist views in this chapter are just showing how incredibly corrupt the upper socialite class is. They seem to not really care about anything or anyone besides themselves and have no feelings of remorse. They are all caught up in their own lives and being rich and being able to go to parties and have fun that they dont really think about other people. The upper class people think that they are living the American Dream when really, they are just lost in their own lives.

Colors! The main color that is used in this chapter is green. The light that shines from Daisy's house that you can see from across the Sound at Gatsby's shines green. Green is a color that means relaxing and calming and can even be known to alleviate depression. So it is actually very appropriate that Daisy's light shines green for Gatsby and now for Nick at the end of the novel.