The Great Gatsby 10

"After that I felt a certain shame for Gatsby - one gentleman to whom I telephoned implied that he had got what he deserved." -page 171

This quote also relates to the importance of internal events. Jay Gatsby had died, and Nick was left in charge of letting people know. Unfortunately, no one wanted to attend his funeral. Gatsby had opened up his house to thousands of people and was welcoming every weekend, but still a mere four people showed up to his funeral. Nick feels terrible and wants to get as many people as possible to attend. Obviously, he is unsuccessful. Daisy, who Jay would be most interested in coming, did not answer any calls, or send any flowers, or show up to the funeral. I'm honestly not even sure if she knew that he had been killed. It is almost depressing that the only person Gatsby had to arrange the funeral was his neighbor, who he had barely known and reluctantly become his friend. Nick feels responsible, since no one else will help.