That night, calls. tells him about the funeral. Klipspringer Nick Gatsby's "new But Klipspringer says he can't attend because he has to attend money" friends are a picnic in Greenwich, Connecticut. Klipspringer then asks if shallow, emotionless Nick could send to him a pair of tennis shoes he had left at parasites who care Gatsby's mansion. only about "fun." Gatsby's funeral takes place the next day. In an effort to Wolfsheim exhibits assemble more people to attend the service, Nick goes to the worst qualities of New York to try to retrieve Wolfsheim in person. At his the "new money" sketchy office, Wolfsheim discusses memories of his early class: he is corrupt, days of friendship with Gatsby, whom he claims to have raised selfish, and callous. up "out of nothing." Nick tries to convince him to attend the By claiming to have funeral, but he refuses, citing a policy he has of not getting raised Gatsby up mixed up with murdered men. from nothing, Wolfsheim essentially claims that money is everything. Nick returns to Gatsby's house for the funeral. Only, Owl Eyes' Nick, Henry Gatz, and, to Nick's surprise, Owl Eyes show up. appearance at the Owl Eyes pities Gatsby as a "poor son-of-a-bitch." funeral suggests that Gatsby, like the novels Owl Eyes admired, was a mere ornament.
That night, Klipspringer calls. Nick tells him about the funeral. But Klipspringer says he can't attend because he has to attend a picnic in Greenwich, Connecticut. Klipspringer then asks if Nick could send to him a pair of tennis shoes he had left at Gatsby's mansion. Gatsby's "new money" friends are shallow, emotionless parasites who care only about "fun." Gatsby's funeral takes place the next day. In an effort to assemble more people to attend the service, Nick goes to New York to try to retrieve Wolfsheim in person. At his sketchy office, Wolfsheim discusses memories of his early days of friendship with Gatsby, whom he claims to have raised up "out of nothing." Nick tries to convince him to attend the funeral, but he refuses, citing a policy he has of not getting mixed up with murdered men. Wolfsheim exhibits the worst qualities of the "new money" class: he is corrupt, selfish, and callous. By claiming to have raised Gatsby up from nothing, Wolfsheim essentially claims that money is everything. Nick returns to Gatsby's house for the funeral. Only, Nick, Henry Gatz, and, to Nick's surprise, Owl Eyes show up. Owl Eyes pities Gatsby as a "poor son-of-a-bitch." Owl Eyes' appearance at the funeral suggests that Gatsby, like the novels Owl Eyes admired, was a mere ornament.
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