Chapter 7 Summary
In chapter 7 Nick goes to Tom and Daisy's house, where he is also greeted with the surprise of Jordan and Gatsby's accompany as well. During tea it becomes obvious that Gatsby and Daisy love each other, and Daisy suggests going out into town because she is bored. Two cars are taken: Gatsby and Daisy in Tom's car, and Tom, Nick and Jordan in Gatsby's car. Tom, Nick and Jordan stop at the Wilson's garage to get gas where they learn that Mr. Wilson has figured out the Mrs. Wilson does not love him anymore and that he plans to move away. All five of them end up at a hotel where they were supposed to have drinks but it ends in Tom trying to interrogate Gatsby and ends up sending Daisy and Gatsby back to the island. On Tom, Jordan and Nick's way home they see that someone (Mrs. Wilson) has been hit and killed by a car. Tom assumes it was Gatsby and Daisy with Gatsby driving. Back on the island, Nick finds Gatsby in the bushes and he tells him what happened. Nick leaves, but Gatsby stays behind making sure that Daisy goes to bed.
Chapter 8 Summary
In chapter 8 Nick goes over to Gatsby's mansion and suggest that Gatsby leave the island, and forget about Daisy. Gatsby then, again, refuses to. His gardener then tells him that he would like to drain the pool and Gatsby asks for him to do it another time as he would like to go for a swim and asks if Nick would like to join him. Nick declines and Gatsby goes for a swim and Nick goes home. While at home Nick cannot focus as all he can think about is the night before. In another scene Nick is their while someone is comforting Mr. Wilson and Mr. Wilson starts to put the pieces of the puzzle together, and Tom comes out by ultimately telling him that it was Gatsby who killed his wife. Mr. Wilson goes to Gatsby's house and shoots him in the pool and then kills himself. At the end of the chapter Nick finds Gatsby's dead body floating in the pool.
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