Gatsby Quotes - Boundaries Between People within Society and Communication Problems Flashcards
“He stretched out his arms towards 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, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness.”
Chapter 1, Page 16, 1/4 down
“The Valley of Ashes is bounded on one side by a small foul river, and, when the drawbridge is up to let barges through, the passengers on waiting trains can state at the dismal scene for as long as half an hour.”
Chapter 2, Page 16, bottom
“People disappeared, reappeared, made plans to go somewhere, and then lost each other, searched for each other’s found each other a few feet away.”
Chapter 2, Page 25, 1/3 down
[Nick ending his relationship with Jordan] “I don’t know which of us hung up with a sharp click, but I know I didn’t care. I couldn’t have talked to her across a tea-table that day if I never talked to her again in this world.”
Chapter 8, Page 99, 1/4 down
[a random partygoer rings the house and learns of Gatsby’s death] “There was a long silence on the other end of the wire, followed by an exclamation… then a quick squawk as the connection was broken.”
Chapter 9, Page 106, 1/4-1/3 ish
