Why I Planned Gatsby's Funeral

Gatsby was a very special friend to me. I was extremely upset when I found out about his death. With all the parties he threw, and all the friends he supposedly had, I thought his funeral would have a full house. I had a rude awakening when I started to plan his funeral. NO ONE wanted to come. I was completely shocked! I thought for sure that all those people that were always at his parties would want to come to celebrate his wonderful life, but that never happened. I reached out to Mr. Wolfsheim several times, but he inevitably declined. He said he never got into business with people once they were dead. That was the end of his friendship with someone once they died. That was something that really threw me off because I thought he and Gatsby were very close. Daisy and Tom wouldn't dare to show their faces at the funeral. Tom practically arranged Gatsby's death. He would be happy rather than mournful. I was surprised when I couldn't even get Klipspringer to come. I mean come on, he practically lived in Gatsby's house and he doesn't even have the decency to pay his respects. I was beside myself, there was only one other person that I could try to find, Gatsby's father. I was able to send a message to him and he responded, saying to not have the funeral until he arrives. Little does he know, he'd be the only one at the funeral, besides myself of course. It was really interesting what Mr. Gatz had to say about his son. I never would have known that side of Gatsby if it weren't for his father. I guess that was the only real good thing that came out of Gatsby dying, learning the truth about the life that most people would never know.