Chapter 9: Summary
In the final chapter of The Great Gatsby, Nick tries to get a hold of Daisy to tell her the tragic news, but he learns that she and Tom have left town with no way to contact them. Nick tries to hold a large funeral for Gatsby, but
many refuse to/don't come. Nick meets Gatsby's dad, Henry Gatz at the
funeral (one of the few who came), who tells Nick that he admired his
son and was very proud of him. Nick moves back to Minnesota. But before
he leaves, he ends his relationship with Jordan, and encounters Tom on a street corner, he reluctantly tells Nick that it was he
who told Mr.Wilson that Gatsby killed Myrtle. Nick realizes how much
better Minnesota is than New York and seems happy to leave. The last day
Nick is in West Egg he goes to Gatsby's house and lays out on the beach
and imagines about the American Dream.
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