The final chapter of the book takes place at Gatsby's funeral. I was astounded at the number of people who attended. Only a hand full of people showed up to show their gratitude for Gatsby. However, Henry Gatz, Gatsby's father was there; I found this rather interesting. We didn't hear much about Gatsby's parents throughout the book until now. Mr. Gatz talks about how proud he was of his hard working son and that he knew Gatsby would be a success even when he was young. I find it ironic that Gatsby is not the person his father thinks he is. His father talks so highly of him for becoming wealthy, what he doesn't know is how Gatsby earned that money; illegally.
After the funeral it seems as if everyone cuts ties with each other. Nick moves back to the Midwest and leaves the engaged Jordan Baker behind. He comes to the collusion that Daisy, Tom and Jordan are all entirely wrapped up in themselves and have no cares about anyone but themselves. They makes messes and leave them for others to clean up.
I really enjoyed the book. I like how Fitzgerald threw in unexpected twists that kept things moving. It made the book a lot more fun to read. There were some parts when i didn't want to put the book down, especially nearing the end. The beginning was a bit dry but definitely worth getting through to get to the more intriguing chapters.
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