Quotes
“Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that green light had now vanished forever. Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. It had seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a dock. His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one.” (93)After Gatsby's tour of the house it starts pouring rain and Gatsby points out how he would be able to see the green light of daisy's dock, although the mist is too thick enabling them to see it. Nick observes the "colossal significance" of the green light. the green light symbolizes Gatsby's aspiration of winning back daisy's love. Once Gatsby achieved this goal the light "vanished", as if he has achieved his goal in life.The green light also represents achieving the materialistic American Dream which is a major theme in this novel, as Gatsby has to face the reality of Daisy, rather then the fictitious Daisy he has been dreaming of.
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"But there was a change in Gatsby that was simply confounding. He litterally glowed; without a word or a gesture of exulatation a new weir being radiated from him and filled the little room." (89)
As Nick Carraway is attempting to get the attention of Gatsby and Daisy while they are rekindling their love affair, he notices a huge change in Gatsby's energy. This quote develops mood as Nick explains that "a new weir [is] being radiated from [Gatsby] and fill[s] the little room", he also tells us that the aroma at this point in the novel makes for great happiness, for both Daisy and Gatsby. This quote also displays foreshadowing. As Nick explains the amazing chemistry between the two (Gatsby and Daisy), it makes us question if Daisy will break loyalty with her husband Tom Buchanan, to be with her long lost love, Mr.Gatsby.
"He was consumed with wonder at her presence. He had been full of the idea so long, dreamed it right through to the end, waited with his teeth set, so to speak, at an inconceivable pitch of intensity. Now, in the reaction, he was running down like an overwound clock." (92)
While Gatsby is touring Nick and Daisy through his home, they make it to his bedroom and Nick describes Gatsby this way. This quote describes the development of a mood. Gatsby was embarrassed of his deeply rooted love for Daisy, but he was also overjoyed and filled with wonder. He had wanted this for so long and he couldn't help but think about the time he lost, which leads to the next piece of significance. Mr.Gatsby was compared to an overwound clock, which refers to time. Gatsby strongly refused to accept the time that had passed. He was desperate to reverse the past events in order to keep his relationship with Daisy to be as good as it was five years ago. This displays imagery because the clock directly correlates with the idea of passing time.
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