Chapter eight has sort of a somber mood. Nick has trouble sleeping that night, so as soon as he knows Gatsby is home, he goes over to his house. Gatsby ended up waiting at Daisy and Tom's house until four am, but nothing happened. Despite this, Gatsby still holds onto the hope that Daisy will come back to him. Gatsby tells Nick about his and Daisy's relationship years ago. Their entire story had a made up quality about it, as Gatsby sort of obtained Daisy through false pretenses. After Gatsby tells Nick about his relationship with Daisy, Nick goes off to work distractedly. He is worried about Gatsby and the entire Daisy situation the entire time he is there. Meanwhile, Mr. Wilson is beginning to piece things together about the death of his wife. On what becomes known as a madman's rampage, Mr. Wilson kills Gatsby and himself, believing Gatsby is the one who had an affair with his wife.
Chapter eight had a somber mood the entirety of the chapter, even before Gatsby was killed. I think that this was because even before his body died, basically all of Gatsby's dreams died in the previous chapter. One question I had was whether Gatsby loved Daisy for who she was, or what she represented. Daisy has always been part of a dream or goal that Gatsby wants to accomplish. His fuel for becoming this rich Oxford Man was always getting the girl. But now, I think Gatsby was starting to realize that he wasn't going to accomplish his dream.
Chapter eight had a somber mood the entirety of the chapter, even before Gatsby was killed. I think that this was because even before his body died, basically all of Gatsby's dreams died in the previous chapter. One question I had was whether Gatsby loved Daisy for who she was, or what she represented. Daisy has always been part of a dream or goal that Gatsby wants to accomplish. His fuel for becoming this rich Oxford Man was always getting the girl. But now, I think Gatsby was starting to realize that he wasn't going to accomplish his dream.