Chapter 8-9 summary

Chapter 8
After a day of misfortune, Nick rises, and goes over Gatsby's mansion. When he arrives, he warns Gatsby to leave long island but Gatsby refuses because he does not want to leave Daisy behind. He continues to ramble about his feelings towards Daisy and why he loves her. He states that Daisy was the first girl he felt a connection with even though he lied to her about his background. After Daisy and Gatsby made love, she promises to wait for him after he left the war but at the same time, she was married to Tom, who had everything going for him and her parents approval. Nick goes to his office and refuses to go on a date with Jordan Baker.Then the story shifts to what happens at the garage after Myrtle's death. The morning after the accident, the eye doctor looks for Tom, because he was knows who drove the car but he makes his way to Gatsby's house. When he gets to Gatsby house, he see Gatsby in his pool and shoots him. He dies instantly and then ends up shooting himself. Nick hurries back to Gatsby house and finds Gatsby dead in the pool. Nick then imagines Gatsby's last thought, and pictures him empty without Daisy.
Chapter 9
Money does not buy happiness. Two years after Gatsby's death, Nick writes about Gatsby funeral using exaggeration and untrue stories. Understanding that Gatsby does not want to hold a funeral alone, Nick arranges for a large funeral. As a result, only a few people attend, him, owl eyes, servants, and Gatsby's father. Gatsby's life, he was known for his wealth and glamorous parties that would occur every week. Hundreds of people would attend these parties. He was killed by Wilson because he thought he killed Myrtle but realistically, Daisy did. With all that money, he could not buy Daisy's love. The funeral was suppose to be as huge as his parties but when he loses everything, no one cares about him anymore.