Nick visits Gatsby and urges him to leave the city. Gatsby recounts his past and meeting Daisy for the first time. Gatsby's servants say he will drain the swimming pool. Mr. Wilson, distraught over his wife's death, believes her lover killed her and tells Michaelis. Mr. Wilson goes to Gatsby's house and shoots him in the pool before killing himself. Nick finds Gatsby dead in the pool and Mr. Wilson nearby. The chapter analyzes Gatsby's enduring love for Daisy and Mr. Wilson's blinded love and regret over his wife's death.

1. THE GREAT GATSBY
CHAPTER 8
SYNOPSIS
AND
ANALYSIS
Character:
Gatsby, Nick, Mr. Wilson,
Michaelist, Tom, Daisy

2. Nick went Gatsby
house, he ask him to
leave the city
Gatsby told Nick
about his past,
and his first
meeting with
Daisy

3. Gatsby's servants says he is going to
drain the swimming pool

4. Mr. Wilson was crying over his dead wife. He
told Michaelis that she might be killed by his
lover

5. Gatsby was swimming when Mr.
Wilson came to shot him

6. Gatsby was shot on his chest, then Mr.
Wilson kill himself

7. Nick Found Gatsby dead body on
the swimming pool, while Mr.
Wilson body is not far from him

8. AnAlysis
• On the early on Gatsby and Daisy
meeting, he is not only interesting with her
but also her rich “full" house, the status of
her family and by the fact that many other
men also desired her
• When they stop for gas at George’s
garage, Tom allows George to think he can
buy Gatsby’s car
• The car color is yellow, because pertain to
wealth and opulence

9. • How the writer drag the curiosity of the
reader by did not the detail about who let
Mr. know the owner of yellow car
• Gatsby was consumed by his love to
Daisy, even before his death he still
hoping her presence.
• Mr. Wilson was blinded by his love and
regret toward his wife death.
• Gatsby died on first day of autumn.
• Gatsby died on his exquisite swimming
pool, Mr. Wilson on the grass

10. • How the writer drag the curiosity of the
reader by did not the detail about who let
Mr. know the owner of yellow car
• Gatsby was consumed by his love to
Daisy, even before his death he still
hoping her presence.
• Mr. Wilson was blinded by his love and
regret toward his wife death.
• Gatsby died on first day of autumn.
• Gatsby died on his exquisite swimming
pool, Mr. Wilson on the grass