Quotes About Jesus In The Great Gatsby

Quotation
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Response
“The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God- a phrase which, if it means anything, means just that- and he must be about His Father’s business, the service of a vast, vulgar, meretricious beauty.”
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(E)- This is the first mentioning of any of Gatsby’s background throughout the entire book to this point. The comparison made between Gatsby and Jesus is a very strong decision by Fitzgerald. It could be concluded from the portion of the “Platonic conception of himself” is suggesting that Gatsby is a man who seeks to realize a dream he has set for himself throughout his life, and continues to fight to achieve that dream.
2) “appalled by its

He wonders what is keeping them connected, then seems to hope for Gatsby to find someone new to end his continual misery. I think the author is asserting the importance of moving on from those relationships which cause us the greatest amount of sadness and negative feelings. While I cannot truly understand his perspective, it is sad to consider that Gatsby has dwelled over Daisy all this time.
4) “That was it. I’d never understood before. It was full of money- that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals’ song of it... High in a white palace the king’s daughter, the golden girl...”
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(E)- This is not the first time that Nick has spoke about Daisy’s voice and it’s unique qualities. The quote is essentially asserting that Daisy is money. She was born with it, and always has had it. The characters can almost see that Daisy is of wealth by judging her characteristics. This could also apply to Gatsby. Since they can tell who came from wealth and who did not, they can see that Gatsby is hiding the source of his wealth for a valid reason.
5) “I stared at him and then at Tom, who had made a parallel discovery less than an hour before- and it occurred to me that there was no difference between men in intelligence or race, so profound as the difference between the sick and the well.”