Chapter+9

= __Summary __ = The reader learns that the story is being told two years after Gatsby's death. Nick holds a large funeral for Gatsby, but very few people show up to it. Nick then decides he will move back midwest for he can't handle the crazy life of the east. He learns Tom was responsible for Wilson believing it was Gatsby who killed his wife and therefore blames Tom for Gatsby's death. Nick resolves to himself that Daisy, Tom, and Jordan are terrible people. They let an innocent man die for nothing. He spends his final moments standing in Gatsby's house reminising about him before moving back to the midwest.

__ Unfamiliar vocab __
adventitious- associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic [|adventitious definition] commensurate- proportionate; adequate; having the same measure [|commensurate definition] pandered- to act as a person who caters to or profits from the weaknesses or vices of <span style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">others. <span style="color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: static;">[|pandered definition]

__ Reflection to time period/author's life __
Through the words of Nick, Fitzgerald reflects how he feels about the American society. No one shows for Gatsby's funeral because he is a real man who never stopped fighting for what he believed in and this was not popular during the 20's. Nick tears apart Tom, Daisy and even Jordan bye calling them two faced hypocrits and charging them with the responsibility of Gatsby's death. Tom falsely told George that Daisy was the one driving. Neither Daisy nor Jordan came clean about this and for their ignorance and selfishness Gatsby loses his life.

__ Common Themes __
The theme of chapter 9 is the idea of friendship. After the death of Gatsby, Nick finds himself alone in his support of Gatsby. He is the only person to stand by Gatsby after his death. Gatsby is the person that makes the funeral arrangements. He tries to get other people to go to the funeral but to no avail. Even Meyer Wolfsheim, one of Gatsby's closest friends and mentors, tells Nick that he will not be attending the funeral. Another one of Gatsby's friends, a man named Klipspringer, calls the phone at Gatsby's mansion and Nick tells him that the funeral is the next day. Klipspringer makes a futile attempt to explain why he won't be able to go, then has the nerve to ask if Nick he'll ask the butler to send his tennis shoes that he left at Gatsby's house. This question infuriates Nick and he feels sympathetic toward Gatsby. At the funeral, besides the owl-eyed man from the library that Gatsby previously met, he is the only person that remains faithful to Gatsby. Nick is the only friend of Gatsby that stays true to him. His commitment to Gatsby could be summed best by Wolfsheim who says, "When a man gets killed I never like to get mixed up in it in any way. I keep out. When I was a young man it was different- if a friend of mine died, no matter how, I stuck with them to the end. You may think that's sentimental, but I mean it- to the bitter end" (Fitzgerald 171) This quote shows that at one time Wolfsheim was a devoted friend like Nick, but on he got older he no longer was as devoted. Nick exemplifies the concept of friendship because of his steadfast dedication to Gatsby.

= __** C o l o r **__  = "... a motor hearse, horribly black and wet." p. 174 Black is the color of death and mourning. It is a fitting color for the tragic and unexpected death of Gatsby. No other color would have been a proper tribute to the extraordinary life of Jay Gatsby. "I thought of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out at the green light at the end of Daisy's dock." p. 180 The color of green symbolizes hope. The green light represents the hope that Gatsby will eventually reacquaint with his one true love Daisy. Though the green light, or hope, is visible, Gatsby is still distant from his his true love Daisy.

= __ **Marxist/Feminist View** __ = From a Marxist point of view, it was negative that Tom basically manipulated Wilson to do what Tom deep down wanted to do. This is in line with the concept that people in higher classes tend to think they can order "less important" people around.