The Great Gatsby Dialectical Journal

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This quote appears in the Plaza Hotel during the epic conflict between Gatsby and Tom in which they are both claiming that they are Daisy's love.This is a very pivotal quote in the book. I believe that this quote seems to be the beginning of Daisy deciding to stay with Tom and Gatsby realizing that it is just a “dead dream.”This passage uses many words that signify that failure of gatsby's attempt to win back Daisy:“slipped away”, “trying to touch what was no longer tangible”, “further and further”, and finally “lost." The fact that he may never be with Daisy is really apparent to Gatsby in this passage, and it seems to be very hard for him. Even Nick, who is just observing all of this with Jordan, can tell that it is over and Daisy has made