chapter 9

– React to the attendance at Gatsby’s funeral. Why do the people who come, come? What is it meant to show us?

Gatsby's funeral wasn't the most exciting funeral that I expected it to be. Not many people showed up there. This was shocking at first but then you realize how many people Gatsby had round at his house for parties but how none of them personally knew him. It's a very upsetting thought, that because of how obsessed Gatsby had become with getting with Daisy he had nothing else in his life. Owl Eye was there and all he had to say was "That poor son of a bitch' The proverbial God in this book even had no sympathy for Gatsby. It's meant to show us that even though you can have the biggest house, throw the most extravagant parties, get the coolest people at your house, it doesn't mean that you are going to be happy. Gatsby died un happy. He died with his life long dream, Daisy, gone from reach and all he was left with was his money.