chapter 5 Flashcards
how is daisys voice described
“the exhillerating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain”
clock
“luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with trembling fingers, and set it back in place”
how is gatsby changed by daisy
“he literally glowed; without a word or a gesture of exultation a new well-being radiated from him and filled the little room
how does gatsby revalue everything
“i think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well loved eyes”
shirts
“they’re such beautiful shirts” she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. “it makes me sad because i’ve never seen such - such beautiful shirts before”
green light
“now it was again a green light on a dock. his counted of enchanted objects had diminished by one”
shows daisy and gatsby are living a fantasy
“look at that she whispered” and then after a monet “id like to get one of those pibk clouds and put you in it and push you around”
gatsbys dreams are unrealistic
“there must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams- not through her own fault, but because of the collosal vitlaity of her illusion”
