English Flashcards
I lived at west egg
I lived at West Egg, the—well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them
They were careless people
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness.
The eyes of Doctor TJ Eckelburg
The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic—their retinas are one yard high.
I am
I am one of the most honest people I know
I’ll tell you Gods truth
“I’ll tell you God’s truth…I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West—all dead now.” - Gatsby
I was one
I was one of few guests that had actually been invited. People were not invited
God knows
“God knows what you’ve been doing, everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me, but you can’t fool God” - George Wilson
The next day was broiling
The next day was broiling, almost the last, certainly the warmest day of the summer
Gatsby believed in the green light
Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then,
I’ve been here
“I’ve been here too long. I want to get away. My wife and I want to go West” - George Wilson
Besides Daisy
“Besides Daisy ought to have something in her life” - Jordan Baker
If we don’t look out
“If we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. It’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.” - Tom Buchanan
I married
“I married [George] because I thought he was a gentleman,” she said finally. “I thought he knew something about breeding, but he wasn’t fit to lick my shoe.” - Myrtle Wilson
I hope
I hope she’ll be a fool
I don’t think
“I don’t think she ever loved him” - Gatsby