Great Gatsby: Comic Portrayals of Love Flashcards
1
Q
Pale as death
A
Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes
C5, P55
2
Q
Overwound clock
A
He [Gatsby] was consumed with wonder at her presence. He had been full of the idea so long, dreamed it right through to the end, waited with his teeth set, so to speak, at an inconceivable pitch of intensity. Now, in the reaction, he was running down like an overwound clock
C5, P59
3
Q
Astounding presence
A
Sometimes, too, he stared around at his possessions in a dazed way, as though in her actual and astounding presence none of it was any longer real
C5, P59
