Regret, the Past and Endings

Question 1

Gatsby on repeating the past

Answer 1

“Can’t repeat the past?” he cried incredulously. “Why of course you can!” He looked around him wildly, as if the past were lurking here in the shadow of his house, just out of reach of his hand.

Question 2

Nick’s reflection on Gatsby’s pursuit

Answer 2

‘He had come such a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close he could hardly fail to grasp it. But what he did not know was that it was already behind him…’