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13 Cards in this Set
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The Light Vanishing |
"Possibly it had occurred to Gatsby that the colossal significance of that light had vanished forever, now it was once again just a green light on a dock and his candid of enchanted objects had diminished by one." |
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His Dream Out of Reach |
“He had come such a long way and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it but he did not know that the dream had already past him.” |
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Hopeful Person |
“He was the single most hopeful person I have ever met and I’m ever likely to meet again.” |
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Gift of Hope |
“Gatsby’s extraordinary gift for hope, a gift that I had never found in any other person and which I will never find again.” |
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Precious Things like Flowers |
“All the bright precious things fade so fast and they don’t come back.” |
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From Daisy |
“and from Daisy not even a flower.” Narrator. |
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Starting over |
“Daisy and I are going to start over as it were 5 years ago.” Gatsby. |
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In reply to "You can't repeat the past." |
"Why of course you can.” looking very determined, close up of the face, |
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Fix the Clock |
“I’m going to fix things just the way they were before.” Gatsby. |
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Dr. T.J. Eckleburge |
“This fantastic farm was ever watched by Dr. T.J. Eckleburge.” - the eyes of god. “A forgotten optometrist whose eyes brooded over it all like the eyes of God.” |
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Mind of God |
“He knew his mind would never again be free to romp like the mind of God.” |
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Fooling God |
“You might fool me but you don’t fool God.” Willson, pointing at the eyes. |
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Disguise the Guy in the Library |
“You won’t find him, this house and everything in it are all part of an elaborate disguise.” |