Nick is left to organise Gatsby's funeral. Daisy and Tom have left town. Wolfshiem refuses to come. Hundreds of people attended Gatsby's parties but no-one comes to his funeral apart from Nick, Gatsby's father, and some servants.
Daisy is so embarrassed by her part in Gatsby's passing that she chooses not to go to the funeral. She was the driving force behind Gatsby's determination to amass wealth and status, and yet in the end he passed away all by himself, without her by his side.
Meyer Wolfsheim, who was very close to Gatsby, uses this as an excuse not to attend Gatsby's funeral. He says that, now that he's old, he can't "get mixed up in all that"—by which he means he doesn't want to be affiliated with Gatsby's death because Gatsby's illegal dealings could unveil his own.
So even were she invited, going to Gatsby's funeral might be seen as more risky than it's worth, especially since she wasn't that close to Gatsby.
Why can't Nick get anyone to come to Gatsby's funeral? Gatsby had no close friends. Klipspringer says he'll try to go, but probably won't come.
The only people to attend the funeral are Nick, Owl Eyes, a few servants, and Gatsby's father, Henry C. Gatz, who has come all the way from Minnesota. Henry Gatz is proud of his son and saves a picture of his house.
Owl Eyes is one of the few characters that suspects that Gatsby is not who he really says he is. This is evidenced by his obsession with the realness of Gatsby's library books. Owl Eyes is one of a few people who show up to Gatsby's funeral and express sadness at his untimely end.
Nick's relationship with Jordan in The Great Gatsby begins as infatuation on his part, moves into a romantic one, and ultimately falls apart when Nick sees flaws in Jordan that he cannot accept.
Like Tom, Daisy is deeply attached to her upper class lifestyle. After the accident, even though Gatsby takes responsibility for Myrtle's death, Daisy once again chooses Tom over Gatsby. All that Gatsby wants is Daisy, but Daisy repeatedly prevents him from attaining this goal of possessing her completely.
Answer: In "The Great Gatsby," Daisy chooses Tom over Gatsby because Tom represents stability and security to her. Although she is in love with Gatsby, he is seen as a risky choice, and she ultimately decides to stay with Tom, who represents the status quo.
“Who attended Gatsby's funeral” is easier to answer than to mention all the people who didn't. However, among the people who failed to attend the funeral are: Tom and Daisy. Meyer Wolfsheim.
He blames himself. He thinks it was unfortunate but inevitable. He thinks Gatsby deserved it. He wishes he would have been the one to die.
Detailed answer: Nick Carraway was basically Gatsby's only friend who really cared for him. Nick assumes responsibility for Gatsby's funeral arrangements because it is the decent thing to do and he knows that no one else will do it.
Gatsby's funeral is ironic because only three people attend, while enormous crowds attended his parties. Despite being a popular figure in the social scene, once Gatsby passes, neither Daisy, his business partner Henry Wolfsheim, nor any of his partygoers seem to remember him or care.
Although Daisy may have loved Gatsby once, she does not love him more than the wealth, status, and freedom that she has with Tom.
Daisy and Tom have already left with no forwarding address by the time Nick tries to call them about Gatsby's death. Nick tries to find Wolfshiem, but can't get in touch with him.
Gatsby reveals details of his and Daisy's long ago courtship. He was enthralled by her wealth, her big house, and the idea of men loving her. To be with Daisy, he pretended to be of the same social standing as her. One night, they slept together, and he felt like they were married.
Daisy appeared quite in love when they first got married, but the realities of the marriage, including Tom's multiple affairs, have worn on her. Tom even cheated on her soon after their honeymoon, according to Jordan: "It was touching to see them together—it made you laugh in a hushed, fascinated way.
Daisy "Fay" Buchanan is the villainous tritagonist in The Great Gatsby. She symbolizes the amoral values of the aristocratic East Egg and was partially inspired by Fitzgerald's wife Zelda Fitzgerald. She was portrayed by Mia Farrow - who also played Mrs.
“They're a rotten crowd,” I shouted across the lawn. “You're worth the whole damn bunch put together.” Nick addresses these words to Gatsby the last time he sees his neighbor alive, in Chapter 8.
In a queer reading of Gatsby, Nick doesn't just love Gatsby, he's in love with him. In some readings, the tragedy is that Gatsby doesn't love him back. In others, Gatsby is as repressed as Nick, each chasing an unavailable woman to avoid admitting what he truly desires.
In both book and movie, Gatsby is waiting for a phone call from Daisy, but in the film, Nick calls, and Gatsby gets out of the pool when he hears the phone ring. He's then shot, and he dies believing that Daisy was going to ditch Tom and go way with him.
To Gatsby, Daisy represents the paragon of perfection—she has the aura of charm, wealth, sophistication, grace, and aristocracy that he longed for as a child in North Dakota and that first attracted him to her.
Because he specifically uses the word owl, the symbolism of owls comes into play. Owls represent wisdom as well as a symbol for death. This man is a symbol for both within the novel. The man seems to represent the entity of Death or is at least a harbinger or omen for Gatsby's death.
What 2 reasons keep Nick from falling in love with Jordan? She is not honest and he had a girlfriend in Minnesota that he still has feelings for. What kind of rumors are there about Gatsby?