Which quote best describes Gatsby's American Dream?
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"‘Of course she might have loved him, just for a minute,
when they were first married—and loved me more even
then, do you see?’"(Fitzgerald 162)
"He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say: ‘I never loved you.’ After she had obliterated three years with that sentence they could decide upon the more practical measures to be taken. One of them was
that, after she was free, they were to go back to Louisville
and be married from her house—just as if it were five years
ago.’"(Fitzgerald 118)
"‘Now he’s dead,’ I said after a moment. ‘You were his
closest friend, so I know you’ll want to come to his funeral
this afternoon.’" (Fitzgerald 183)
"However glorious might be his future as Jay Gatsby, he was at present a penniless young man without a past, and at any moment the invisible cloak of his uniform might
slip from his shoulders."(Fitzgerald 159)



Answer :

This passage from "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is noteworthy because it touches on "memory and past," one of the book's major themes. With this paragraph, Gatsby also puts an end to his open fantasies.

He has a strong affection for Daisy and wants her to move on from her past, which cannot be reversed because one must bear the consequences of one's past deeds. This statement illustrates the clash between Gatsby's idealised perspective and the real world.

The reality, as well as his reluctance to accept the truth and allow it to dash his dreams. Nick tells Gatsby that in the end, he argues, "you can't relive the past," and advises him to get away with these relics.

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