Blog 13: Comparison to another work

    In chapter nine of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nick informs Wolfsheim of Gatsby's death and the arrangements of his funeral. However, surprisingly, even taken into consideration Wolfsheim and Gatsby's friendship, Wolfsheim refuses to come to bid his friend a final goodbye. At this, I am angered that he wouldn't be at Gatsby's side, even now at the end. Wolfsheim's reasoning is to not get mixed into a dead man's affairs. Although, I cannot fathom his reasoning and completely disagree with this logic, Wolfsheim did offer an insightful point worth pondering. " 'Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead,' " (Fitzgerald,172).. This reminded me of a line from the song Big Yellow Taxi. It goes, "You don't know what you've got 'till its gone." Not enough appreciation is given to blessings we have now, and sadly, we don't see how well we have something until that something is gone. On the same note, If I Die Young by The Band Perry has the lyric: "Funny, when you're dead how people start listening." All in all, nothing is forever.