Wolfsheim- In this chapter Wolfsheim flatly refuses to attend Gatsby's funeral, because he says he is mixed up in some important business. "I cannot come down now as i am tied up in some very important business and cannot get mixed up in this thing now" (p. 174). He seems devestated, and Gatsby's death serves as a shock to his life.
Owl Eyes- Along with Gatsby's father the only other person in attendance to Gatsby's funeral is the mysterious Owl Eyes, the drunk who was so astonished by Gatsby's library at the beginning of the book.
Henry C. Gatz- Gatsby's father appears in this chapter after Nick tracks him down.Gatz is very sad, helpless and extremely sorrowful at the loss of his son. He also shows Nick the book Gatsby kept as a contunuous self-improvement schedule.
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I never really thought that Wolfsheim was too devastated about Gatsby's death. He cared too much about his own business dealings that he wouldn't go to Gatsby's funeral to honor him and say goodbye. It just seems that he never really thought of him as that important.
Wolfsheim also shows how corrupt they were, to attend all of these parties, but in the end, what did Gatsby ever get out of it? Not even the respect he deserved at his funeral.
Considering how an owl is the symbol of death, I do find it interesting that he was one of the only ones to attend the funeral.
I was cery suprised when Wolfsheim did not some to Gatsby's funeral. He besides Nick was his closest "Friend". Do you think that being the buisness they were in effected him not going to the funeral?
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