"It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson's body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete." (pg. 163)
Chapter 8 is the second chapter in a row that has involved death. First, Myrtle was killed by being ran over by Daisy and Tom. Now, in this chapter, Wilson goes to Gatsby's house and shoots him before he even knows what is happening. I believe that these deaths are absurd. Why would someone drive a car into Myrtle? Also, why would Wilson want revenge so bad?
I want to know why it even crosses the minds of people in today's world to do such a thing. It is completely unacceptable to walk around and shoot people, but all the time you can turn on the news and some sort of shooting is being talked about. Society really needs a reality check but I don't believe that it is going to change anytime soon. All we can do is try to be the better people and show others how to act.
I was frustrated with the absurdity of these deaths as well. I thought I was reading a pleasant book about rich people and their lives of sweet nothingness, but it turned into a Shakespearean tragedy. :(
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