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ashoey234
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In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby knows Daisy didn't have a good time at the party. What's Nick's advice? How does Gatsby react?

 

Chapter 6

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Posted by ashoey234 on Thursday March 26, 2009 at 5:44 PM and tagged with chapter 6, daisy, gatsby, nick, nicks advice, repeating the past, the great gatsby.

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  1. mshurn
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    When Gatsby despairs that Daisy doesn't understand his feelings as she once did, Nick advises him to not ask too much of Daisy because the past can't be repeated. Gatsby reacts with disbelief, almost in panic at the idea:

    "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.

    Repeating the past with Daisy had become Gatsby's reason for living, the dream he had pursued for the past five years. The idea that no one can repeat the past was completely foreign to him--the denial of the possibility of his dream being realized--and to hear such an idea from Nick was frightening.

     

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    Posted by mshurn on Thursday March 26, 2009 at 8:32 PM