Friday, April 27, 2012
Chapter #8 - Gatsby Dies!!
O my goodness! The Mr. Gatsby is shot! The book explains it saying "The chauffeur - he was one of Wolfshiem's proteges - heard the shots - afterward he could only say that he hadn't thought anything much about them" (Fitzgerald 169). And then I read further and the book explains that Wilson's body was found around Gatsby's too! The book says "It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson's body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete" (Fitz. 170). I'm still just in shock about this whole event, I remember you telling us that in class, that this was the biggest and most important chapter and now I can see why! Haha. Words cannot describe how I felt when I read and found that out. It's weird too because Gatsby was accused of liking Wilson's wife, when really Daisy was his lover the whole time. It was Tom that was to be shot, not Gatsby! I feel really bad for Gatsby, dying for no reason. I thought he was a good man, and you know what they say, only the good die young. I predict in the last chapter that there will be a huge funeral for Gatsby and there will be like 500 people in attendance. This chapter I feel is going to be a huge mourning kind of chapter. And there will be a funeral for Wilson I predict, but I don't feel there will be that many people at his than at Gatsby's .Last chapter coming up, stay tuned!
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Scott, I like your use of expression. You also have awesome quotes in your writing. I also agree with you that this was by far the most important chapter in the book. You also do a excellent job choosing your quotes you use. Good job and keep up the good work brother.
ReplyDeletei was also as shocked by the outcome of this chapter. i liked that you used a lot of detailed quotes from the novel that related to your blog. after having read the entire story, i find your predictions ironic because you predicted the exact opposite of what actually happened. i also after reading chapter 8 thought that gatsby would have a huge funeral like his parties, but it is like Mr. Sutton said on his last blog that gatsby's funeral was like his parties and was soon to be forgotten. the book does not say, but Wilson probably had more participants in his funeral than Gatsby did. Great post though scott. your enthusiasm and interest in the novel are clear in your writing.
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