final chapter
well, what an ending.
i thought that this chapter was pretty sad. But, was pertinent for my essay. I’ve decided to change my thesis again. after reading this book i got a new idea. The American character goes after love. Ahab went after moby dick, his obsession, his love. Gatsby goes after Daisy, his love, his obsession.
i felt bad for gatsby after such a life, i’m sure meeting so many different people close to nobody showed at his funeral. How sad is that. Those that were most interested were the gossip reporters.
I think this chapter i gained more respect for Gatsby. When his father showed Nick the book with his schedule. “It just shows you. Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He always had some resolves like this or something. Do you notice what he’s got about improving in his mind? He was always great for that. He told me i et like a hog once, and i beat him for it.” (173)
I feel like Gatsby was just trying to make a great life for himself. Giving himself a name, a reason to live. Since he was young he made himself lists of how to live, no room for fooling around. He had specific goals that he wanted to reach. i would have liked to see his friends at his funeral. I would have liked Daisy to be there, after all Gatsby went through just for Daisy, and she wasn’t even at his funeral. EVEN, after Gatsby took the blame for Daisy, after she killed Myrtle. I guess that shows the true side of a person.
When Nick encountered Tom in the city i was so angry. I just wanted Gatsby to yell at him and tell him how it was Daisy who was drivning the car. Daisy did it. then would nick have a different opion?
November 24th, 2008 at 4:24 am
Taylor…nice idea…think about the American character not as a person but as a personality trait, but you’ve still got something really good here. If Americans are driven by love, identifying the different kinds of love that drive Americans will be very interesting.