The Great Gatsby - 5th Blogging

Chapters VII, VIII, IX

As Gatsby’s obsession toward Daisy grew stronger and stronger, the relationship between Daisy and Tom became more and more awkward. When, Tom finally encountered the situation with Gatsby, Daisy changed her mind that her husband is Tom and she has to be faithful. Then, the car accident happened. As Daisy was driving, she hit Myrtle. However, still in love with Daisy, Gatsby decided to take the blame. When he went back to home, the servant was asking him whether it would be okay or not to empty the pool. Not having enjoyed swimming for the whole season, Gatsby decided to swim and when he was on the air mattress, Wilson shot him and committed suicide. The surprising thing was, at his funeral, no one came except for his father, former servants, and Nick. Even though he threw out and sponsored massive parties and seemed like he knew everyone in East Egg, the social relationship was really shallow and no one really paid attention to him in reality.

  I think it was wrong for Gatsby to try to regain Daisy’s affection. Even though he was really desperate for Daisy, I still think he should have accepted the reality and given up. Also, at the same time, I think Gatsby was the victim of the media. People exaggerated things that he has done and made out rumors that made him suffer. Even at his funeral, the reporters made up the news about his death with exaggerations. I still do not get why he was the great Gatsby. I think everything he has done was very tragic. He only tried to catch one’s mind with his power and wealth. Is that considered great?