Why I Didn't Go To Gatsby's Funeral
I was in love with Gatsby. We have had great times throughout the
years. When I heard he died, I didn’t
know what to do. I could not muster up
enough courage to visit the man I used to love.
It would have been too hard to bear.
He was important in my life at one point, but I had to let him go.
At the time, Tom and I were also planning our
vacation to Europe and looking at houses in West Egg, where we will be moving
soon. There are a lot of exciting things
coming up in my life. I did not want to
be filled with sadness at my former love’s funeral. I am finally happy.
I also cannot face the fact that Gatsby may have
died because of me. I saw Tom talking to
the owner of the garage. The woman could
have possibly been his wife. I cannot go
to his funeral with that type of guilt in my heart.
I need to
forget everything that happened while Gatsby was in my life. I need to forget the love, the pain, the
sadness. All of it. I need to be happy again. I would not have been happy with my life if I
had gone to his funeral. It is better
this way.
Gatsby devoted his whole life to to finding you, and winning you back because of how much he loved you. The least he deserved from you was for you to attend his funeral. I mean especially considering his death was because of you and your cheating husband.
ReplyDeleteGatsby loved you, and wanted to spend the rest of his life with you; you made him so happy. And now you refer to him as your former lover? the man you used to love? I didn't know feelings died when the person did.
Anyway, I hope you have a safe move with Tom and Pammy. Enjoy your brand new life somewhere else. I hope a new place makes all the old problems go away. Hopefully we can meet for lunch in the future.
- Nick
Oh Daisy, you beautiful fool. It would have filled my now heavenly soul with joy if you'd have come to see me off one last time, but I understand your choice. You long for happiness, and I long for you to find happiness. However, if there is one thing I must say you will not find with Tom, it is happiness. Tom will continue his scandalous endeavors and leave you feeling alone. You must find a man who loves you as much as I did, or run off with your child. Please do something, my love.
ReplyDeleteDaisy, I can’t believe that you would be so rude and mean enough to not show up to Gatsby’s funeral. Gatsby did everything he could for you and built his life around you. He moved to West Egg to be close to you. All he did was love you and care for you. He treated you right unlike you real husband who used you, cheated on you, and made a fool out of you. Gatsby was such a great man and the least you could do was go to his funeral. I’m very disappointed in you and now I know you truly only care about yourself. You are just like all of the others. -Nick
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