Closing Line in The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is the story of an eccentric millionaire, Jay Gatsby, narrated by Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner, who's ultimate goal is to reunite with his one true love, Daisy. Daisy was the cousin of Nick Carraway and was married to Tom Buchanan, both of whom live in East Egg, New York. Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway lived in West Egg, New York. The cities of East Egg and West Egg, both of which were separated by The Valley of Ashes, show one's societal status, East Egg represented established Wealth (old money) while West Egg represented someone who's new to wealth (new money). In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby's American dream, achievements, and failures were seen in respect to the novel's last line and Nicks reflection. …show more content…
The meaning of Nick's reflection is that, people try to move forward in life, but are dragged down by an anchor which represents their past. Daisy was the anchor keeping Jay Gatsby from moving forward in life. Gatsby just wanted to recapture the past in which he failed to be with Daisy because of the differences in their social statuses. For example, Gatsby had "bought a mansion [that was just] across the bay" in order to see Daisy and one day regain their love (Pg. 78). Gatsby's desire was to rewrite the past, to reflect the present in which he could actualize his love with Daisy. Therefore, he would make it his mission to acquire money because he believed in the American
The Great Gatsby is the story of an eccentric millionaire, Jay Gatsby, narrated by Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner, who's ultimate goal is to reunite with his one true love, Daisy. Daisy was the cousin of Nick Carraway and was married to Tom Buchanan, both of whom live in East Egg, New York. Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway lived in West Egg, New York. The cities of East Egg and West Egg, both of which were separated by The Valley of Ashes, show one's societal status, East Egg represented established Wealth (old money) while West Egg represented someone who's new to wealth (new money). In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby's American dream, achievements, and failures were seen in respect to the novel's last line and Nicks reflection. …show more content…
The meaning of Nick's reflection is that, people try to move forward in life, but are dragged down by an anchor which represents their past. Daisy was the anchor keeping Jay Gatsby from moving forward in life. Gatsby just wanted to recapture the past in which he failed to be with Daisy because of the differences in their social statuses. For example, Gatsby had "bought a mansion [that was just] across the bay" in order to see Daisy and one day regain their love (Pg. 78). Gatsby's desire was to rewrite the past, to reflect the present in which he could actualize his love with Daisy. Therefore, he would make it his mission to acquire money because he believed in the American