After Gatsby's funeral, Nick ends with the thought that, "...we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." It is thought that Nick means that no matter what, the past is always catching up to us and there is nothing that a person can do about it. That the pursuit of any dream is really just the pursuit of something that was envisioned in the past, and therefor, ends up being caught up in the troubles of the past.
In Chapter 2 of "The Great Gatsby," the most crucial part of the plot is when Tom takes Nick to meet his mistress, Myrtle Wilson, and they engage in excessive partying and drinking in New York City. This interaction helps to establish the theme of social class and sets the stage for further conflicts and tensions in the novel.
Probably when Daisy runs Myrtle over, thus spiralling the turn of events, Gatsby's death, Wilson's death etc.
The word "complacent" appears on page 2 of chapter one in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Nick Carraway refers to himself as "the only honest person" he knows in Chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby when he is telling the reader about his attitudes towards people around him.
Gatsby is at his mansion in West Egg when Nick speaks with him for the first time in the book "The Great Gatsby." Gatsby has been mysteriously throwing extravagant parties but remains elusive to most guests.
In The Great Gatsby, people come to Gatsby's house for his extravagant parties, free-flowing alcohol, and the opportunity to mingle with other wealthy and influential individuals. Many guests are attracted to the glamour and excitement of Gatsby's lifestyle, rather than a genuine interest in Gatsby himself.
Tom Buchanan is the character in "The Great Gatsby" that played for Yale. He is described both as one of the most powerful ends that ever played football there.
When Gatsby returns from the military, he begins an underground bootlegging operation and uses the money to throw all of these expensive, wild parties. Most of his guests did not know him, but they all came to his parties and celebrated his name anyway.
At the end of Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway sees Gatsby step out of his house, observe the stars, and then stretch his arms out, trembling, towards the green light across the water.
The book title is called 'The Great Gatsby' because of his image and high status in New York society. Gatsby is known for holding extravagant and magnificent parties, and he has one of the most wealthy and beautiful properties in West Egg.The book is appropriately titled 'Great Gatsby' because he's 'great' to them, a mysterious and almost magical figure to all the people whose lives he has touched upon.
As of my last update, The Great Gatsby may be available for rent on Redbox. I recommend checking the Redbox website or app for the most up-to-date information on availability at your nearest kiosk.
Most people consider The Great Gatsby to be his best known work.
That would possibly be Gatsby himself, in that his love for Daisy is so all consuming it fuels his life. The book could be interpreted as Gatsby's tragic love story.
F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in and chronicled the Jazz Age of the 1920s. He is the author of "Babylon Revisited" and "The Great Gatsby," two of the most famous works from that period.