Saturday, June 9, 2012

In The Great Gatsby, why does Nick take care of Gatsby's funeral in Chapter 9?

To me, there are at least two reasons why Nick would take care of Gatsby's funeral.


The first is because Nick is fundamentally a very decent man.  He may be the only decent person in the book.  He feels that Gatsby should have a funeral and there is no one else to take care of it.


Second, I think that Nick actually liked and respected Gatsby.  I think he felt that Gatsby was an honest person as well.  He felt that Gatsby had really tried his best to be a good person.


All in all, he wanted to take care of the funeral because that is what a decent person would do for someone they respect.

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