Gatsby - Chapter 1 Quotes Flashcards
Nick Carraway - On Gatsby
“Gatsby, who … scorn”
Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn
Nick Carraway - On Gatsby
” - it was an … Romantic… Never found …”
- it was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which is not likely I shall ever find again.
Nick Carraway - On Gatsby
“No - Gatsby turned…. Preyed…”
No - Gatsby turned out alright in the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake his dreams…
Nick Carraway - On Gatsby
“He stretched…”
“He stretched out his arms towards the dark water in a curious way… I could have sworn he was trembling.”
Nick Carraway - on Gatsby
“Involuntarily…”
“Involuntarily I glanced seaward - and distinguished nothing except a single Green light, minute and far away…
Nick Carraway - On Gatsby’s mansion
“It was a …”
“It was a factual imitation of some Hôtel de Ville in Normandy… It was Gatsby’s mansion
Nick Caraway - on Gatsby
“Gatsby turned out…”
“Gatsby turned out alright in the end. It was what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams.”
