Chapter 8

Gatsby talks to Nick the next morning. He says he stayed outside the house until 4AM, but Tom did not try to hurt Daisy in any way. He talks about when they were in love. Daisy said she would wait for him to return from war, but she married Tom, who had her parents' approval. Gatsby's gardener interrupts the story by saying he is going to drain the pool, but Gatsby says no because he wants go for a swim. Nick is very late for work at this point. He says goodbye to Gatsby and leaves. At the office Nick is too distracted to work. He goes back to West Egg, but before he arrives Wilson finds Gatsby and shoots him. Wilson thought that Gatsby was the one who killed Myrtle. After he shoots Gatsby he shoots himself. When Nick arrives at Gatsby's house he finds Gatsby's dead body floating in the pool.

This is a sad chapter. Why would Wilson jump to Gatsby being the one who killed Myrtle?