In chapter 9, Fitzgerald describes Gatsby’s funeral, “A little before three the Lutheran minister arrived from Flushing, and I began to look involuntarily out the windows for other cars. So did Gatsby’s father. And as the time passed and the servants came in and stood waiting in the hall, his eyes began to blink anxiously, and he spoke of the rain in a worried, uncertain way. The minister glanced several times at his watch, so I took him aside and asked him to wait for half an hour. But it wasn’t any use. Nobody came”.
Consider the contrast between Gatsby's party in Chapter 3 with his funeral. What is the intended effect of this contrast?
To build sympathy for Gatsby through his description of the lonely, sad funeral
To show that Nick should have invited more people
To show the selfishness of the people who used to come to Gatsby’s parties.
A and C
1 answer
A and C.