| Final chapter begins | with the police, reporters, and photographers storming Gatsby’s house |
| Nick becomes worried that he is | handling Gatsby’s burial arrangements, believing there must be someone closer to Gatsby who should be conducting the business at hand |
| When he phones Daisy to tell her of Gatsby’s death, he learns she and Tom have | left on a trip, leaving no itinerary |
| Nick, with increasing frustration, feels he must | “get somebody” for Gatsby |
| In Nick’s mind, Gatsby did not | deserve to be alone |
| Wolfshiem sends a letter explaining | he won’t be involved with Gatsby’s funeral |
| Henry Gatz learned of Gatsby’s death through | the Chicago newspaper |
| Gatz refuses to take the body to the Midwest, because | “Jimmy always liked it better down East.” |
| Klipspringer (who lived part of the time at Gatsby’s house) phones | only to inquire about his tennis shoes |
| On the day of the funeral, Wolfshiem | refuses to attend – discloses he did not just give Gatsby a start in business — he made Gatsby’s fortune by using him in various questionable activities |
| Henry Gatz | grows more proud as he sees his son’s possessions |
| The copy of “Hopalong Cassidy” | was once owned by the young Jimmy Gatz, Gatsby’s father points out his young son’s drive toward self-improvement by calling Nick’s attention to the daily schedule penciled in the back |
| Nick is struck by the | bitter injustice of Gatsby’s solitary death |
| Owl Eyes | make an appearance at his funeral (and he only made it to the gate after the services ended) |
| Throughout the story, Gatsby has been | held up as an example of one who has achieved the American dream — he had money, possessions, independence, and people who wanted to be around him – or so the reader thinks |
| Nick, showing he has come to | respect Gatsby over the course of the summer, worries that, in fact, the circus-like atmosphere will allow the “grotesque, circumstantial, [and] eager” reporters to mythologize his neighbor, filling the pages of their rags with half-truths and full-blown lies |
| Nick finds himself | “on Gatsby’s side, and alone.” |
| Nick is | a man of principles and integrity |
| The shallowness of the party people | took every opportunity to be at Gatsby’s house, drinking his liquor, eating his food, and enjoying his hospitality, but abandon him at the end |
| Henry Gatz seems | overly impressed with his son’s possessions showing a superficiality that’s similar to Gatsby’s former party guests |
| Apparently Gatz, like so many others, measured | Gatsby’s merit not on the type of man he was, but on his possessions |
| “Hopalong Cassidy” | a famous Western adventure comic book series owned by Gatsby when he was young |
| The book is | significant in that it helps explain where Gatsby’s dreamer spirit came from |
| Nick leaves the East back to the Midwest where | morality and kindness still exist |
| In the end, Jordan tells Nick | that he is the first man who has ever broken up with her, tells him she is engaged to someone else, and called Nick deceitful and dishonest |
| Tom felt no remorse when he told Wilson who owned the car because he was | “entirely justified,” leading Nick to the apt conclusion that Tom and Daisy were “careless people,” using people like objects, until they no longer serve a purpose, then they discard them and move on |
| The green light at the end of the book | represents the hopes and dreams of society |
The Great Gatsby – Chapter 9 – Summary and Analysis
April 8, 2020