“-heard the shots-afterward he could only say that he hadn’t thought anything much about them”
This quote is important because at this very moment the great Jay Gatsby is brutally killed. Everything he has worked for has been put to an end just because he accidently killed Mrs. Wilson and her husband Mr. Wilson thought he was the one Mrs. Wilson was cheating on him with. The constructive and well plot out plan Gatsby had thought of to get his long lost love Daisy back does not even matter anymore. Fitzgerald is making the point that a lot of time in life what someone works so hard for can be put to an end by a simple mistake or accident. (105 Words)
“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter — to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And one fine morning ——So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
This quote is significant because summarize the life and goals Gatsby wanted to accomplish. All Gatsby wanted was to get Daisy back. That is all he thought of. No matter how much time passed between him and Daisy he still was madly in love with her and was determine to get her back .He was determine to bring this dream into reality, but unfortunately it was put to an end when Mr. Wilson killed him. Fitzgerald is making the point that in life sometimes no matter how hard someone works to reach a particular goal they don’t always reach it. (100 Words)
“She wanted her life shaped now”
Fitzgerald is making the argument of how important the rich and wealthy lifestyle was important to Daisy. Daisy picked the rich and wealthy lifestyle over true love with Gatsby by marrying Tom. Daisy is not truly in love with Tom. However, she is in love with the life Tom can provide and give toher. She just does not want to not have the lifestyle she is has been accustom to and if she would have picked Gatsby over Tom she would be rolling the dice of how stably wealthy her lifestyle would be.(93 Words)
“I’ll get somebody for you, Gatsby. Don’t worry. Just trust me and I’ll get somebody for you-”
Nick desperately wanted Gatsby to get over Daisy because he knew that no matter how much Daisy truly loved Gatsby she was never going to leave Tom. Unfortunately, Gatsby had this false optimism that maybe the love between him and Daisy can bring them together no matter how different their lives were. This quote shows how desperately Gatsby love Daisy and how selfish Daisy was being because she was leading Gatsby on and giving him this false hope that maybe one day in the future they can be together forever.(90 Words)
“Tom and Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money”
This quote summarizes the theme of the story. Tom and Daisy are selfish people. Daisy is married to a man she does not love and instead she could be with Gatsby who loved her so much. Tom is jerk who cheats on his wife and can get any girl he wants because of his wealth. They both just care about themselves and their wealth. Daisy was involved with Gatsby and Tom was involved with Mrs. Wilson. The irony in this that the two people they were involved with are killed while they both live and continue with their lives. This quote shows that in life the “good guy” does not always win. (112 Words)
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