Chapter 9 Journal

Summary: For the rest of that day, police, photogrophers, and newspaper men were swarming Gatsby's house. Nick wanted to get some friends there for Gatsby, so he called Daisy and Tom, but they were away. He also tried Wolfsheim, but it was too late. The next day Nick sent the butler with a letter to Wolfsheim explaining everything to him, and that he should come out on the next train. Wolfsheim explains that he can't get caught up in Gatsby's drama right now because he is tied up in some very important business. The phone rang that afternoon, and it was one of Gatsby's business partners, and he started talking to Nick about their business thinking it was Gatsby, then Nick informed him that Gatsby was dead. Three days later, he received a telegram from Gatsby's father saying to postpone the funeral until he arrived. His father arrived, and he said that Gatsby could have been a great man. Klipspringer called, and Nick told him about the funeral, and he said he wasn't going to be able to make it, he was just calling for a pair of tennis shoes he left there. The morning of the funeral, Nick went to New York to see Wolfsheim because he couldn't get ahold of him anyother way. Wolfsheim said he wasn't going to go to the funeral, so Nick drove back to West Egg in the drizzling rain. When he got back he visited with Gatsby's father, and he said that the last time he had seen Gatsby was two years ago. Then he showed Nick the picture of his house that Gatsby bought him. He put the picture away, and pulled out a book titled Hopalong Cassidy. It was a book about everything that Gatsby wanted to get accomplished during the day as a little boy. As they arrived at the cemetary, there was a total of three vehicles attending the funeral, one of which was Owl eyes from Gatsby's party a while back. After the funeral, he moved west and went to school. Nick talked to Jordan about what happened between them, and she told him she was engaged. One afternoon in late October, Nick saw Tom Buchanan who turned around and started talking to him. Nick asked him if he told Wilson who owned the yellow car, and Tom said he did tell him. They shook hands and went their seperate ways. Nick spent Saturday nights in New York, until he decided to move.

Characters: Nick, Wolfsheim, Mr. Gatz, Klipspringer, Jordan, Owl Eyes, Butlers, Minister,

Motifs: Owl Eyes- shows up at the funeral, Rain It poured rain when Nick drove back from seeing Wolfsheim, and during the funeral.

Allusions: James J. Hill, who was worth $53 million at the time of his death. Mr. Gatz compared Gatsby to being capable of living up to him if he would have lived a full life. Someone in Meyer Wolfsheim's office was whistling The Rosary, which refers to prayer. Nick said that West Egg reminded him of a night sene by El Greco who was a painter of the Spanish Renaissance.