The Great Gatsby Chapter 8
Gatsby’s death emphasizes Fitzgerald’s argument that when average people try and climb upward they overreach and fall. Even Gatsby who supposedly made it is not exempt from this rule that Fitzgerald creates.
Wilson fleshes out a bit in this chapter as we realize that he truly did love myrtle and is heartbroken over her death. We suddenly realize that in the story the wealthy are not the only significant characters. The average man plays a significant role in the story.
Gatsby’s car is a bright yellow which once again shows a reach towards becoming gold and being part of the rich upper class but though Gatsby is rich he is still as out of place as Myrtle is among the upperclass.
