F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nick is determined to get someone to come to Gatsby's funeral. He even goes to Wolfsheim's office to try to convince him to come. That did not end with a yes, so at the funeral "Nobody came" (Fitzgerald, 174). After all of those years of parties, and all of the people that came. It goes to show you how many people will use you for money. The guy he had met in the library was the only one who came; the poor man obviously did not attach himself to the most caring people.
As the story closes, Nick is leaving behind the events of the area and moving to Minnesota. He leaves behind Jordan, Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, and all of the memories. People desire to succeed in life. They dream of being rich and having it all, but they do not always realize the consequences of the dream. Maybe the simpler life is actually the more desirable dream. But just as Nick leaves behind his past, just as the ancestors of America did to start their life anew as they were searching for the "American dream" and a better life for their family.
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| Keep moving forward. Leave the past in the past. |
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