Nick tells Gatsby that he should leave until Myrtles death is forgotten - Gatsby refuses because he believes that him and Daisy still have a future.
learn more about Gatsby's past:
- Daisy was the first "nice" girl Gatsby had ever known or met. His initial plan was to get some backseat action, but then he accidentally fell in love. It happens.
- In the war, Gatsby did well for himself. He tried to get home as soon as the war was over but he was sent to Oxford.
- Meanwhile, Daisy got tired of waiting for him and married Tom.
One of Gatsby's servants announces that they are going to have the pool drained.
As he leaves Nick says "They’re a rotten crowd ... You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together."
BUT Nick reminds us that he "disapproved" of Gatsby "from beginning to end."
Nick phones Jordon and there relationship goes from courting to "complicated"
Brought back to the present of Myrtles death
- Wilson, in the midst of his grieving, revealed that he had recently started to suspect his wife of having an affair. He had found an expensive dog collar in her room and huge bruises on her face one day.
- Wilson came to the sudden conclusion that whoever was driving the car was the same man having an affair with his wife.
- Hear all of this from Nick who wasn't there (imagination/Michaelis/reports)
Gatsby is in the pool
Nick hears shots fired
Nick finds Gatsby and Wilson's bodies
the finding of Gatsby's body is very descriptive - not like the rest of the main event that happen.
This is good on what happens. Now comment on how it is narrated.
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