In chapter eight a common theme that is used is the theme of revenge. Revenge can be illustrated by Daisy choosing Tom over Gatsby and Wilson killing Gatsby.

The first example of revenge is Daisy choosing Tom over Gatsby. After they all come back from the city they are still uneasy about the fact that Myrtle is dead. Tom and Daisy head home but Gatsby decides to stay at the house to one see if she will be safe and also see if she will leave with Gatsby. He stays there until four o'clock in the morning but to his surprise Daisy stays in the house. This is considered to be revenge because Daisy is getting revenge on Gatsby for leaving her when he went off to war. She loved him so much and it made her very sad when he left. This could also make her angry at Gatsby because it might hint upon that he chose a career over her. Daisy would take revenge by leaving Gatsby and choosing money(Tom) over Gatsby(love/ less money).Thus, people hold grudges and use revenge to get back at people.

The second example of revenge is Wilson killing Gatsby. In the novel after Myrtle was killed Wilson went crazy and lost his mind. He lost his mind because unlike Myrtle he actually loved her and found out that she was seeing another man. Later Wilson confronted Tom because he wanted to see if Tom knew who the driver of the yellow car was. Tom said it was Gatsby and Wilson assumed that since Gatsby was "the driver" of the yellow car that he was also the man that Myrtle was seeing. Later that day when Gatsby was in his pool Wilson went there and shot him. Wison viewed this as revenge because he was getting relief for what happened. Clearly, Wilson was wrong and should not have jumped to conclusions.