The Great Gatsby Chapters 8 & 9!!!

Chapter 8:
Okay so right when I was beginning to think that nobody was going to die in this book Gatsby goes and gets shot. The saddest part is that he wasn't even the one who ran over Myrtle. Other than this, though, the chapter wasn't all that bad. Another part that kind of angered me was that he had lied to Daisy when the first met so that he would seem worthy enough for her. Well news flash Gatsby, no one likes liars. Nick suggested that he move but Gatsby doesn't want to move because Daisy is the only person he has ever felt close to.I think i would agree with Nick on this one because I don't think Daisy was ever going to marry Gatsby or anything, she is happily married. Also, if he had moved then he wouldn't have gotten murdered. Im just saying that maybe if Gatsby moved, it would have been for the better.

Chapter 9:
This chapter angered me in a way but its also kind of had a happy feeling towards it. There was one sad part at the beginning when no one showed up to Gatsby's funeral except his dad and a few servants and that now that he is gone even more rumors have been coming up about him. Making rumors about a dead person is like picking on someone who has cancer, it's just wrong. There is no reason that it should even happen. I liked that Nick moved back to the midwest because he felt that his life was too fast paced. I wouldn't have stayed there either because everybody else moved away so you have nothing left there. I like how Nick saw Tom in New York and refused to shake his hand. I mean that might be a tad bit childish but Tom basically killed his closest friend so I can understand why he would do that. Overall I thought it was one of the better books that we have read in this class.

The Great Gatsby: Chapters 6 & 7

Chapter 6:

This chapter, to me, was neither happy or sad. I mean there were some parts that were sad but it doesn't make the whole chapter sad. For example, when Gatsby had to do janitorial work just to pay for tuition. That was some what depressing because after 2 weeks of that he dropped out. Although, if it weren't for him dropping out, Gatsby would have never gotten the job at Lake Superior and would have never met Dan Cody. Cody gives Gatsby a job as an assistant. It was Gatsby's job to watch over Cody when he was intoxicated. This humored me a little because he drank so much that he needed a baby sitter for when he drank. When Cody died he left $25,000 to Gatsby but Gatsby never received any of that money because Cody's mistress refused to give it to him. This angered me because if your husband dies and leaves money to someone, I think that certain person had to have been a very important figure in his life. All in all, this chapter seemed more like an informational one because it mainly talked about Gatsby's past and us readers really go to know James Gatz but other than that nothing happened. It was a dull chapter to say the least.

Chapter 7:

I did not like this chapter at all. Tom And Gatsby have some issues with each other and they just need to sit down and work everything out. Why would Tom even car if Daisy and Gatsby are in love? He has Myrtle, or should i say HAD Myrtle. Unfortunately she was hit by a big yellow car. Which just happened to be Gatsby's car. To my surprise, it wasn't Gatsby who was driving. Yes, it was none other than Daisy Buchanan! Oh what a shame. Why did she have to do it? This just upset me. Myrtle was just an innocent women. Then Gatsby comes to the rescue and tells Nick that he will take the blame so that Tom will never know that Daisy was the one who killed his mistress. What irritated me about this chapter was that Tom imitated Gatsby's catch phrase, "old sport." It bothered me enough that Gatsby said it and now Tom is saying it! My word there is just no escaping the old sport! Well thats it for the blog entry and i hope to see you next time where I hope that I would have enjoyed the chapter that I will be reflecting on.