Chapter 9 (p.163- 180)

Summary:
In the final chapter, Nick is recalling everything that happened after Gatsby's death. Nick gets the funeral together and tries to get people to come, yet the only people who attend are Gatsby's father, Nick, and Owl Eyes. Nick tries to call the Buchanan's and finds out that they have gone away for an undetermined amount of time. Gatsby's father, Mr. Gatz, stays at his son's house and is amazed at all of the fine things that are there and he tells Nick all about James Gatz as a child. The chapter ends with Nick moving back home and reflecting over that summer and Gatsby's life.

Character:
Tom and Daisy Buchanan:
-"I couldn't forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made..." (FITZGERALD 179)
- Both of the Buchanan's are rude, selfish, rich, and careless. They do not care about other people and they stir up drama with other people's lives just to entertain themselves.
- At the beginning of the book, Daisy seems beautiful and lovely but by the end of the book we realize what a terrible woman she is and that she has no consideration for other people's lives.
- Tom is consistently portrayed as being a jerk who is completely full of himself. He is obsessed with obtaining more objects, both inanimate and human beings. If he had the same attitude, but no money, no one would like him and he would have been completely alone.

The Buchanan's are terrible people. They don't care about anyone but themselves and other people's lives and hardships do not faze them in the least bit. Like the quote says, they tear up other people's lives and then hide behind their money to avoid blame. Daisy has an affair with Gatsby and she knows that he feels very strongly for her and she does not feel the same way, yet she completely leads him on and then runs away from him without leaving him a note or calling him. She comes into his life, completely messes it up, and then runs away scott free. In conclusion, the Buchanan's are the antagonists of the story and although are not directly responsible, they cause the death of Jay Gatsby.

Meaningful Quote:
- "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no mater- t-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther..... And one fine morning- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
- I chose this quote because it concludes the book and talks about the "green light" which is the central theme throughout the story. Daisy was Gatsby's green light, his goal, his dream, the reason he woke up in the morning. He built her up to such high standards, that there was no way she could live up to his expectations, but just the possibility of having her is what kept him going. This quote really made me think and reflect on everything I learned throughout this book.