Why couldn't Nick come to Gatsby's funeral?

Why couldn't Nick get anyone to come to Gatsby's funeral? Gatsby had no close friends. All of the party people were too shallow to hardly even meet him.
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Why couldn't Nick come to Gatsby's funeral?

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. He says he's staying with some people up in Greenwich and there's a picnic tomorrow so he should go with them.
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Did Nick attend Gatsby's funeral?

Hundreds of people attended Gatsby's parties but no-one comes to his funeral apart from Nick, Gatsby's father, and some servants. A man called 'Owl-eyes', who did attend some of Gatsby's parties, arrives late.
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Who does Nick not call to invite to Gatsby's funeral?

The only people who attend Gatsby's funeral are Nick, the priest, Henry Gatz (Gatsby's father), four or five servants, the West Egg mailman and Owl Eyes. Wolfshiem does not attend because he does not want to associate with a man who has been shot. Tom and Daisy do not attend because they have left town.
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What is klipspringer's excuse for not attending the funeral?

Klipspringer makes an excuse to get out of going to the funeral. He says he ahs to attend a picnic in Connecticut. Why is it significant that the man with owl-eyed glasses is the only other person to come to Gatsby's funeral? The Owl -eyed man, just like the eyes on the signe for T.J. Eckleburg represents God.
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What is ironic about Gatsby's funeral?

It was ironic that No one came to his funeral either, despite all the hundreds of people that came to his parties. What happened to Tom and Daisy after the death of Gatsby? They left town and never came to the funeral and could not be reached.
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What did Nick do for Gatsby's funeral?

No one except the owl-eyed glasses man that Nick had met at one of Gatsby's parties comes to the funeral. Nick reconnects briefly with Jordan, who tell him that she is engaged. Nick runs into Tom, who admits telling Wilson that it was Gatsby's car that hit Myrtle. Nick decides to go back to the Midwest.
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How did Nick react to Gatsby's death?

Nick is struck by the bitter injustice of Gatsby's solitary death. Despite all the people who found their way to Gatsby's parties, not one, with the exception of a man known only as "Owl Eyes," bothered to make an appearance at his funeral (and he only made it to the gate after the services ended).
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Why does Nick return west after Gatsby's death?

Why does Nick return west after Gatsby's death? He misses his family, he wants to change jobs, and he is disgusted with the east.
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Is Nick responsible for Gatsby's death?

Wilson is not the only person who is responsible for Gatsby's death; Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, and Tom Buchanan are also accountable. To start off, Nick Carraway is responsible for the death of Gatsby.
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Who arrives 3 days after Gatsby's death?

Three days after Gatsby's death, a telegram arrives from his father, Henry C. Gatz.
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How does Nick try to get people to come to the funeral?

Nick took a phone call from Mr. Klipspringer, who said he was busy but would try to make it to the funeral. He told Nick that he was calling about a pair of shoes he had left at Gatsby's, and Nick hung up on him. Desperate to find people to go to the funeral, Nick went to visit Wolfsheim.
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Why does Nick leave the East after Gatsby's death?

Sick of the East and its empty values, Nick decides to move back to the Midwest. He breaks off his relationship with Jordan, who suddenly claims that she has become engaged to another man. Just before he leaves, Nick encounters Tom on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
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What does Nick remember about the day of Gatsby's death?

What does Nick remember about the day Gatsby died? The endless drill of police and photographers and newspaper men in and out of Gatsby's front door.
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What does Gatsby's death symbolize?

The deaths of Myrtle, George and Gatsby at the end signify the destruction of the American dream. The characters of the book are the best symbols that chased the dream until the end of life and failed in its success because they overvalued materialism and money instead of its pure ideals.
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How did Daisy react to Gatsby's death?

"She was feeling the pressures form the world outside, and she wanted to see him and feel his presence and be reassured that she was doing the right thing after all." (151). Tom had "happened" to take daisy away when Gatsby died. " 'But she and Tom had gone away early that afternoon, and taken baggage with them.
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How does Nick's plan for a big funeral go?

How does Nick's plan for a big funeral go? Bad, he's not able to get in contact with anyone for the funeral. The only people that attend the funeral is Gatsby's father. the owl-eyed man, and the owners of the funeral house.
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Why does Nick feel responsible for getting people to the funeral Why do you suppose wolfsheim reacts the way he does?

Why does Nick feel responsible for getting people to the funeral? Why do you suppose Wolfsheim reacts the way he does? Nick was basically Gatsby's only friend and cared for him. Wolfsheim acts the way he does because he's a business man and can't risk a bad outcome on his business.
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WHO calls Gatsby before he died?

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.
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Why does Nick feel that Gatsby's tragedy?

Why does Nick feel that Gatsby's tragedy is a contrast between the East and the West? He feels that there is more interest, more caring about people on human terms in the West and Middle West. Although the East may be superior in terms of intellect and excitement, he misses the human values of the West.
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Who really killed Jay Gatsby?

Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, published in 1925. Jay Gatsby is shot to death in the swimming pool of his mansion by George Wilson, a gas-station owner who believes Gatsby to be the hit-and-run driver who killed his wife, Myrtle.
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Was it Daisy's fault that Gatsby died?

Daisy Buchanan is a little responsible for Gatsby death because she was the one who hit Myrtle Wilson with Gatsby's car because she was so mad that she felt that if she drove the car,she would feel better,but instead she hit Myrtle because of her anger and Gatsby took the blame for her and he was the one who ended ...
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Did Daisy truly love Gatsby?

Although Daisy may have loved Gatsby once, she does not love him more than the wealth, status, and freedom that she has with Tom.
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Why is Tom most responsible for Gatsby's death?

Tom is a main contributor to Gatsby's death because Myrtle was his mistress. Tom was the one that suggested he drive Gatsby's car to town with Jordan and Nick.
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What is Gatsby's tragic flaw?

Gatsby's tragic flaw is his inability to wake up from his dream of the past and accept reality. His obsession with recapturing his past relationship with Daisy compels him to a life of crime and deceit.
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