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"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."(180)

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"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."(180)

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When the author starts talking to the reader for the first time, he almost manages to summarize the entire massage of the book. Just like Gatsby, we are too busy imagining and creating our future that we often dissociate from reality. If we see the current as the strong presence of the force of the past in our lives, it is understood that one cannot simply ignore the past. After all, it is what creates the future.

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"It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson’s body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete."(170)

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"It was after we started with Gatsby toward the house that the gardener saw Wilson’s body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete."(170)

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With Gatsby's and Wilson's death their dreams die as well. They were the only characters in the book who fought  for what they wanted, they were devoted dreamers. The origin of the word "holocaust" goes back to the greek word for sacrifice. Gatsby and Wilson were both sacrifices to the American Dream.

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“Some weather!...Hot!...Hot!...Hot!...Is it hot enough for you? Is it hot? Is it…?” (115)

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“Some weather!...Hot!...Hot!...Hot!...Is it hot enough for you? Is it hot? Is it…?” (115)

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Fitzgerald uses many symbols and archetypes throughout his novel. The hot weather here represents the tension that has been building up since chapter 1. Both Gatsby and Tom are extremely uncomfortable and argumentative in this chapter.

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“He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say “I never loved you.” (109)

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“He wanted nothing less of Daisy than that she should go to Tom and say “I never loved you.” (109)

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Gatsby wants Daisy to erase her past. This is a result of his obsessive and unrealistic nature. He unreasonably tries to repeat the past without considering the consequences of his actions. It is simply not possible for Daisy to forget the past 5 years of her life.

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"His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward people he liked—and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts."(7)

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"His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. There was a touch of paternal contempt in it, even toward people he liked—and there were men at New Haven who had hated his guts."(7)

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Tom is wealthy, and therefore might seem powerful. However, he does not have other qualities to be admired, his fortune is the only reason why people tolerate him.

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"The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic... But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground"(23-4)

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"The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic... But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground"(23-4)

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The eyes of Doctor Eckleburg represent more than just a billboard advertising an optometrist. They symbolize a greater power-God- who is present but not active in the lives of the people. Even throughout the movie, his eyes could be seen almost after every immoral/tragic event such as Myrtle's death. Just like Dr. Eckleburg has left the Valley of Ashes, God has abandoned America.

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"He wants her to see his house," she explained. "And your house is right next door."(79)

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"He wants her to see his house," she explained. "And your house is right next door."(79)

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Gatsby is trying to buy Daisy's love. In a materialistic society, he wants to impress her with his possessions. Offering his wealth has become his way of expressing his love.

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"I'd got a strong impression that he was picking his words with care"(48)

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"I'd got a strong impression that he was picking his words with care"(48)

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As someone who has seemingly achieved the American dream, Gatsby
needs to pay attention to his every word and action  to keep us his opulent and powerful image.

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"Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever...Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one." (93)

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"Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever...Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one." (93)

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Once Gatsby has Daisy over, he becomes aware of his vision that will never be achieved. The green light loses its meaning when he is closer to it than he has even been. Gatsby is forced to face reality as the green light becomes just another object to him.