Chapter9

Chapter 9 __Plot:__ Gatsby's death invokes a lot of things. Policemen and cameramen are all over his house. Nick tries to contact Daisy to tell her of Gatsby's death. Gatsby's father learns of his death and he asks that the funeral be postponed until he can make it. Nick found Wolfshiem to talk to him about Gatsby. Wolfsheim tells Nick about how he met Gatsby and gave him a job and got him back on his feet. Wolfsheim refuses to go to Gatsby's funeral because he doesn't want to get caught up in things. Gatsby's father shows Nick the book he found that Gatsby wrote with his schedule in it. Gatsby's funeral happens.

__Unfamiliar Vocabulary Terms:__  1. pasquinade (P.163)- a satire or lampoon.  2. surmise (P.164)- to think or infer without certain or strong evidence.  3. addenda (P.166)- a list of things to be added.  4. unpunctual (P.168)- late, not prompt.  5. reverent (P.170)- feeling, exhibiting, deeply respectful.

__Reflection of Time Period or Author's Life/ References to Unfamiliar Items:__ I honestly could not find anything for this in this chapter.

__Common Themes:__  Isolation- Nick finds himself on Gatsby's side when no one else was. He was alone on Gatsby's side. American Dream- Wolfsheim talks about how when he first met Gatsby when Gatsby asked him for a job. Nick asks if he started him in business and he says that he didn't just start him, he made him. He raised him up out of the gutter.

__Marxist/Feminist View:__ Marxist view- Wolfsheim tells of when he met Gatsby who at the time was a penniless person. He was poor and needed work. Wolfsheim gave him a job and made him as successful as he is. He changed Gatsby from a lower class to an upper class person in his life. Feminist view- the lady that was working for Wolfsheim. It must have been kind of demeaning to be in her position. Her work was to just tell people that Wolfsheim wasn't there if they weren't people that Wolfsheim was, I guess, scheduled to see.

__Color Symbolism:__ Black: The hearse was black. Black is a symbol of negativity and badness. Gatsby's death was a bad thing. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Green: green is a symbol for hope and prosperity. Gatsby believed in the green light he picked at the end of Daisy's dock. Gatsby went a long way and almost achieved his dream.

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