ENG110Y5 Quiz: Gatsby-believed-in-the-green-light
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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 tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. the future with her and her desire to live his life with her. Nick talks about gatsby tried to re-create his past, yet people have a hard time moving forward from the past, but the current draws them back and further from the green light. At the end of the book nick caraway is looking back on gatsby"s dream for the future and overall people"s dreams using the symbolism of the green light that was across. Gatsby"s house near daisy"s house in her boat yard, represented gatsby"s hope for how gatsby never lost his optimism though (cid:498)tomorrow we will run faster, stretch our arms farther(cid:499).
