What Are The Quotes That Contribute To The Downfall Of Jay Gatsby

“Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!”(110). Jay Gatsby was the man that the novel The Great Gatsby was based on. In April of 1924, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the novel. The Great Gatsby is told by the narrator, Nick Carraway, who reserves all judgement towards others who have not had the same opportunities as himself. He follows Gatsby around, whose dream is to be reunited with Daisy Buchanan, the girl he lost five years back. Gatsby’s dream leads him from being at the brink of poverty to wealthy. Jay Gatsby was a mysterious man, a dreamer, and a liar. From letting his emotions get the best of him, Gatsby never moved on from Daisy which ultimately lead to his death. Gatsby was a very mysterious man. Every time he was put into a conversation

One example of Gatsby being mysterious is in Chapter Four when Nick narrates, “...As the waiter brought my change I caught sight of Tom Buchanan across the crowded room… When he saw us Tom jumped up and took half a dozen steps in our direction,”(73). When Nick saw Tom Buchanan from across the room, he wanted him to meet Jay Gatsby. However, Daisy and Gatsby were having an affair at that time and Gatsby knew of Mr. Buchanan. After Nick introduced them to each other, in a split of a second, Gatsby vanished and Tom and Nick were alone. Another example of Gatsby being mysterious is all the rumors that are told about him that he isn’t aware of him. While Nick was at one of Gatsby's parties, he was told some rumors about Gatsby that they have heard. An example of one of the rumors is, “Well, they say he's a nephew or a cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm's. That's where all his money comes from,”(32). People don’t know Jay Gatsby very well, so they

He waits five years to be able to see her again, only to realize she moved on and is married to Tom with a baby girl, but that doesn’t stop him from making his dream into a reality. An example of this would be in Chapter One, when Nick narrates Gatsby while he is on his balcony, “...he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward--and distinguished nothing except a single green light…”(20-21). Nick narrates Gatsby reaching out towards Daisy's house on the dock where the green light is flashing. Gatsby’s dream seems so close but yet so far away. The green light on Daisy's dock symbolize Daisy and Gatsby reaches out to “Daisy” to try and be close to her, yet she is still across the waters of Long Island Sound. Gatsby’s dream is only a small boat ride away. Another example of Gatsby being a dreamer would be when he said, “Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can!”(110). Gatsby claims he can change the past, but in reality he can’t. What has happened in the past, already happened and no one can change the past. Gatsby believes he can go back five years ago and Daisy and him can live a fairy tale and be happy again, but in reality he has not moved on like Daisy has. Gatsby’s dream is to get Daisy to leave Tom for him, but his dream is not successful. Since he has only thought about the