Gatsby Daisy Quotes

Another quote that Gatsby used was “Angry, and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry, I turned away.” This quote is referred back to Daisy, because at before all of the parties he had,

"I have an idea that Gatsby himself didn't believe it would come, and perhaps he no longer cared. If that was true he must have felt that he had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream. He must have looked up at an unfamiliar sky through frightening leaves and shivered as he found what a grotesque thing a rose is and how raw the sunlight was upon the scarcely created grass. A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing dreams like air…"

“Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes” (91).

"No— Gatsby turned out all right in the end. It is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men."

Gatsby suddenly asked “How can you love him Daisy? He does not care as much as I do.”

Society won’t let Gatsby and Daisy be together when they fall in love because Daisy comes from a family of old wealth, while Gatsby is the son of peasants. “For over a year,” as a young man, “he

Following the war, Gatsby attempted to receive an education by studying at Oxford. From this point on, Gatsby dedicates him self to gain the love of Daisy back. He did this by acquiring millions of dollars, a gaudy mansion in West Egg, and his extravagant parties. As the group of friends, Nick Caraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, and Jordan Baker, travel into the city, Gatsby and Daisy make their love for each other obvious. Daisy and Gatsby ride in a car, separate from the group, to the city. Gatsby has the belief that Daisy is truly in love with him, and not with her husband. Upon arrival to the hotel, the group began sitting and conversing, when Gatsby tells Tom, “She never loved you.” This is referring to Daisy and Tom’s marriage. This is where a heated dispute begins and Daisy finally explains to Gatsby that, “Rich girls don’t marry poor boys.”

Susan B. Anthony once said “The true republic: Men, their rights and nothing more; Women, their rights and nothing less.” This is her point of view on the way women were thought of during the 1920s. She recognizes the large gap between women and men’s rights. During this time though, many changes had

“The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking, in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at some time…” (75) The Great Gatsby

An Obsession For The Past Obsessing too much over anything is unhealthy for a human being. Gatsby, in The Great Gatsby, dedicates his life to finding his lost love, Daisy, despite changes that may have occurred since the relationship ended. It is a love from the past that he longs for

When someone comes off too eager for something they desire, sometimes the satisfaction won’t meet the expectations they primarily had. The thrill to chase that dream has vanished and has now turned into a bland, dull thought. Gatsby’s memory of Daisy had changed and then builds her up to more

On what does the woman who thinks Gatsby once killed a man base her opinion? (44)

He did not seem to notice the creaking of the slightly rusted fence hinges and looked to be deep in thought. I quietly said “Hello, Mr. Gatsby,” which caused my target to turn his head towards me in slight confusion. He didn’t seem to recognize me, which was expected, as a poor man like me with nothing to show for myself wouldn’t have been associated with such a wealthy elite like he was. He seemed congenial, which, combined with his constant use of the phrase “old sport” perplexed me, as a man who murdered a woman without a second thought would never have used it. In my moment of doubt, I heard God’s voice in my head, telling me to stand my ground and not hesitate in my pursuit of justice against Myrtle’s killer. I told him I was looking for someone who knew about the circumstances surrounding the death of Myrtle Wilson, who was recently run over by a car. Gatsby seemed to inwardly panic while I described the gruesome event, which confirmed to me that he was the one responsible. He forced himself into a more confident attitude, nonchalantly saying that he never heard about such a thing and that it was such a shame that an innocent woman had to die. I held back my rage, knowing that it could ruin my chances of finishing the deed. Who does he think he is fooling with his blatant

Jay Gatsby exhibits altruistic qualities, which makes him a Christ figure. Jay Gatsby reveals these qualities towards the end of the novel, when he is willing to take the blame for Daisy killing Myrtle. After Daisy hit Myrtle with the car, Nick came by Gatsby’s house and asked if Daisy was driving and Gatsby said “‘Yes...but of course I’ll say I was’” (144). Gatsby was willing to take the blame for killing Myrtle

Happiness is in the Eye of the Beholder Ultimate happiness by definition is the highest form of satisfaction . The factors that contribute to ultimate happiness can vary from person to person and are influenced by cultural and societal values. In the books Of mice and men, The Great Gatsby, and The Lord Of The Flies the authors use symbols , setting, and the characters in the novel in order to portray the characters constant struggle to achieve their own ideal version of ultimate happiness.