The Great Gatsby: Chapter 8

In chapter 8 of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, chaos continues to ensue wherever Gatsby goes.  He meets his untimely demise when Mr. Wilson kills him thinking that he was both Myrtle's lover and murderer, of which he was neither.  Mr. Wilson then kills himself immediately.  Tom and Gatsby are very different characters.  Each has their own view of happiness and thinks that they can have whatever they want without any consequences.  Tom sleeps with Myrtle to have "true happiness" and Gatsby loves Daisy whom he sees as "true happiness."  Neither Tom and Gatsby really view Daisy as a person.  Tom only wanted her when he thought that Daisy was having an affair and Gatsby only wanted her so he could be a part of the "old-money society."  In contrast, Gatsby confronts his problems head on and Tom runs from his problems.  For the both of them its a matter of fight versus flight.  Gatsby fights, Tom flies (no compliment intended).

" 'Nothing happened,' he said wanly.  'I waited, and about four o'clock she came to the window and stood there for a minute and then turned out the light,' " (Fitzgerald, 147).

 This was said by Gatsby about how he waited for a sign from Daisy for hours and she brushed him aside.  He confronted his problem but got nothing.