Quote #9

page 165
8/15/10

After Gatsby died, Nick was in charge of arranging his funeral. Nick had never spoken to Gatsby about his parents so he was forced to do it alone. When he came into the room where Gatsby lay, he was disappointed to find there was nobody to call about Gatsby's death. "I wanted to get somebody for him. I wanted to go into the room where he lay and reassure him." I thought this quote was important to include because it says a lot about Gatsby and Nick's friendship. Although they had a weird relationship and most of the time Nick spent trying to understand Gatsby, I think they both thought of each other as good men and were closer friends than might seem.