| Why does Nick have a sleepless night? | He is traumatized by the events of the day before, when they came across the car accident in which Myrtle was struck. |
| Where does Nick go n the morning? | Gatsby’s mansion |
| What does Gatsby tell Nick? | That he waited at Daisy’s until four o’clock in the morning and that nothing happened—Tom did not try to hurt her and Daisy did not come outside. |
| What does Nick tell Gatsby to do? Does he agree? | Forget about Daisy and leave Long Island. No, he won’t leave Daisy behind. |
| How does Gatsby describe courting Daisy back in Louisville in 1917? | He says that he loved her for her youth and vitality, and idolized her social position, wealth, and popularity. He adds that she was the first girl to whom he ever felt close and that he lied about his background to make her believe that he was worthy of her. |
| Did they fall in love? | Yes, They fell in love and she promised to wait to marry him until he returned from war. But then Daisy married Tom, whose social position was solid and who had the approval of her parents. |
| What interrupts Gatsby’s story? | Gatsby’s gardener interrupts to tell Gatsby that he plans to drain the pool, because worries that falling leaves will clog the pool drains. Gatsby tells the gardener to wait a day; he has never used the pool, he says, and wants to go for a swim. |
| When nick finally leaves, what does he yell back to Gatsby? | He shouts that Gatsby is worth more than the Buchanans and all of their friends. |
| After Nick gets to work, what does he as narrator tell the reader? Who does Nick learn the information from? | what happened at the garage after Myrtle was killed. Nick learns the details from Michaelis |
| What is the story of what happened in the Garage after Myrtle was killed? | George Wilson stays up all night talking to Michaelis about Myrtle. He tells him that before Myrtle died, he confronted her about her lover and told her that she could not hide her sin from the eyes of God. The morning after the accident, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, illuminated by the dawn, overwhelm Wilson. He believes they are the eyes of God and leaps to the conclusion that whoever was driving the car that killed Myrtle must have been her lover. |
| What does George believe God wants him to do? | Ge believes God demands revenge and leaves to track down the owner of the car. |
| What happens the morning after Myrtle dies? | The morning after the accident, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, illuminated by the dawn, overwhelm Wilson. He believes they are the eyes of God and leaps to the conclusion that whoever was driving the car that killed Myrtle must have been her lover. |
| Where does Gorge go first to search for Myrtles killer? | He looks for Tom, because he knows that Tom is familiar with the car’s owner—he saw Tom driving the car earlier that day but knows Tom could not have been the driver since Tom arrived after the accident in a different car with Nick and Jordan. |
| Where is Wilson’s final destination? What does he do there? | Wilson eventually goes to Gatsby’s house, where he finds Gatsby lying on an air mattress in the pool, floating in the water and looking up at the sky. Wilson shoots Gatsby, killing him instantly, then shoots himself. |
| Who finds Gatsby dead? | Nick hurries back to West Egg and finds Gatsby floating dead in his pool. Nick imagines Gatsby’s final thoughts, and pictures him disillusioned by the meaninglessness and emptiness of life without Daisy, without his dream. |
| What does Nick imagine are Gatsby’s final thoughts? | He pictures him disillusioned by the meaninglessness and emptiness of life without Daisy, without his dream. |
The Great Gatsby chapter 8 summary questions
April 4, 2020