Memory Flashcards
1
Q
- Gatsby is obsessed with the past
- Living in the past, not a quality of pioneer spirit (hence why Gatsby failed his AD)
A
‘He talked a lot about the past and I gathered that he wanted to recover something’
2
Q
Gatsby as an optimist
A
Nick: ‘You cannot repeat the past’
Gatsby: ‘Why of course you can’
