He read about Gatsby's death in a Chicago newspaper and is coming to the funeral from Minnesota. When Mr. Gatz shows up, it's clear that he is still pretty poor. He is in awe of what his son has been able to accomplish, and clearly loves him very much.
Gatz, Gatsby's father, comes to the mansion three days after his son's death, aged and wearing plain clothes. He's grief-stricken and asks Nick what his relationship was with Gatsby. Nick says they were close friends.
Jay Gatsby's father, Henry Gatz, is proud of his son because Gatsby was a self-made man. He was born into poverty, but he did not let his social circumstances keep him from achieving his goals. Gatsby was driven, independent, and savvy to the way the world works.
Gatsby's funeral is ironic because only three people attend, while enormous crowds attended his parties. Despite being a popular figure in the social scene, once Gatsby passes, neither Daisy, his business partner Henry Wolfsheim, nor any of his partygoers seem to remember him or care.
How does Henry Gatz hear about the funeral? He saw it in the Chicago newspaper. Why does Kilpspringer call Gatsby's house? Because he left a pair of shoes and he wanted either Gatsby or Nick to send them to him.
Nick is left to organise Gatsby's funeral. Daisy and Tom have left town. Wolfshiem refuses to come. Hundreds of people attended Gatsby's parties but no-one comes to his funeral apart from Nick, Gatsby's father, and some servants.
Although Nick contacts many of Gatsby's acquaintances as he organizes the funeral, almost no one shows up to pay respects. Daisy, who has run away with Tom, doesn't even bother to send flowers or a note.
The only people to attend the funeral are Nick, Owl Eyes, a few servants, and Gatsby's father, Henry C. Gatz, who has come all the way from Minnesota. Henry Gatz is proud of his son and saves a picture of his house.
Daisy does not want to be seen attending Gatsby's funeral since she does care about her image, despite the fact that she has never loved Tom. As a result, she makes the decision to abstain out of concern that she would damage both her connection with Tom and her standing in the eyes of the general public.
Three days after the murder of Gatsby, a telegram from his father, 'signed Henry C. Gatz' arrives and, a few days later, Mr. Gatz arrives at the mansion.
What is ironic about Gatsby's death? Gatsby's death is a moment of irony because he is still waiting for Daisy to call him so they can be together, but he does not realize that Daisy and her husband have already reconciled with one another.
"He had a big future before him, you know. He was only a young man but he had a lot of brain power here." He touched his head impressively and I nodded. "If he'd of lived he'd of been a great man.
Tom not only has a visible affair with a woman in town, but he is abusive to both his wife and his mistress. Always needing to feel in control, Tom is often judgmental in conversation, especially toward Nick and Gatsby, two men that seem to know his wife apart from him.
It was ironic that No one came to his funeral either, despite all the hundreds of people that came to his parties. What happened to Tom and Daisy after the death of Gatsby? They left town and never came to the funeral and could not be reached. Who attended Gatsby's funeral?
How did Gatsby's father learn about his son's death?
Gatsby's father learned of the tragedy from the newspaper(s). His father isn't aware and doesn't choose to be aware of how his son gained his wealth. His father takes certain pride in all of his sons possessions.
Nick took care of Gatsby's funeral because he was his only close friend and the only person who really cared about him. Nobody else showed any interest in Gatsby after his death.
The implication here is that Daisy was romantically experienced and certainly no virgin, an implication further supported in the fact that there was no mention of loss of virginity when Gatsby "took her."
She betrays him by being her cowardly self. She tried once to stand up for her love of him when they first met, but her life is more complicated now with an aggressive, domineering husband and a child. She doesn't have any support -other than Nick, her distant cousin, to help her do the right thing.
What is the significance of no one showing to Gatsby's funeral?
"Nobody came." No one attends Gatsby's funeral except Nick and his father. Proves that everyone just used him – he had no real friends and he only cared about Daisy – she does not attend.
What makes Nick assume responsibility for the funeral arrangements? No one cared about Gatsby and would arrange the funeral except for him. He called daisy and many others but got either very little response or no response at all. So he took over and planned the funeral himself.
He is blown away by the sheer wealth of Gatsby, but also curious about who Gatsby is as a person. While most people coming to Gatsby's parties and taking advantage of his wealth do not truly care about Gatsby, Owl Eyes is one of the few that takes up an interest in Gatsby's life, which is why he attends the funeral.
