Chapter Eight

We chose a swimming pool for Chapter Eight because Nick finds
Gatsby dead in his pool when he goes to the West Egg. Right before
Nick finds Gatsby, the gardner worries about that he need to drain
the pool. Gatsby tells the gardner not to because he has not gone for
a swim yet and wants to. Everyone was thinking that whoever was
driving the car must of been Myrtle's lover. Wilson shoots Gatsby
because he thinks Gatsby's the one who killed Myrtle. When it was
really Daisy the one driving Gatsby's car. Nick imagines what Gatsby's
final thoughts were. Gatsby must have felt empty without Daisy and
without his dream.

"He couldn't leave Daisy until he knew what she was going to do"(155).
With little to no hope, Gatsby still clutches at the thought of Daisy coming back to him. He continues to wait for her call when deep down both him and Nick know she won't.

"He had deliberately given Daisy a sense of security; he let her believe that he was a person from much the same strata as herself- that he was fully able to take care of her"(156).
When Gatsby met Daisy he was so impressed he wanted to impress her so he lied and made her think he was wealthy. This shows how much money means to people.

"'They're a rotten crowd. You're worth the whole damn bunch put together"(162).
This was the first time Nick had complimented Gatsby. Gatsby is happy because he knows Nick meant what he said and is actually a true friend unlike every one else Gatsby had met in his life.

"It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson's body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete"(170).
Gatsby was murdered by Wilson after he was falsely accused of having an affair and killing Wilson's wife, Myrtle. This is significant because her lover was actually Tom and Tom's wife killed her by accident.



Symbolism in Chapter Eight
There were many colors in this chapter that represented different characters. Gatsby's pink suit represents Gatsby being materialistic and having individual traits. The trees with yellow leaves symbolize the money surrounding Gatsby's house. It also symbolizes decay and corrupt. Gatsby's car, the color yellow, symbolizes dishonesty and corrupt. The color red is to symbolize death and danger. The color yellow also foreshadows doom. The eyes of Dr. Eckleburg represents him watching over the Valley. The dog leash symbolizes Myrtle and Tom's affair.