in Chapter nine the day of Gatsby's death descends and to gossip fearing who will have to plan Gatsby's funeral on his own nick reaches out to Gatsby's friends but they've all disappeared even Daisy and Tom have abandoned their home without leaving a forwarding address nick is infuriated by the fickleness of Gatsby's friends he a few servants and Gatsby's father of a lone attendance at the funeral despite the fact that Gatsby had abandoned his past his father spoke fondly of his son in New York one afternoon Nick bumps in the Tom Tom admits he'd sold George Wilson that Gatsby killed Myrtle Nick is outraged but Tom insists he deserved to die Tom also admits he suffered terribly after myrtles death but only because he had to give up his New York apartment Nick leaves the conversation feeling as if he had been talking to a child after saying goodbye once and for all the Jordan Nick packs up his belongings and prepares to move back to the Midwest one is last night he visits Gatsby's house and stares across the bay at the green light in the distance this final chapter ties up loose ends and brings Thames full circle Tom's blind arrogance allows him to blame Gatsby for the accident he feels absolutely no remorse Nick realizes there is no point in being angry tom like daisy is too self-involved to shallow and spoiled to realize the tragedy he's caused this interaction solidifies the divide between old money and new money Nick grapples with the trappings of the American Dream the land of opportunity were rags to riches operated Gatsby actually achieved this but he never realized his own dream being born poor prevented him from ever truly being accepted for Nick he has the social breeding to be accepted but not the wealth for Nick the reward is not worth losing his morality instead he packs his bags for the Midwest leaving the green light and Valley of Ashes behind him you