"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past."
Prompt #1
The last line of the Great Gatsby is arguably the most important: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past." How does this line embody the thematic conflict that defines The Great Gatsby?
The last line of the Great Gatsby is arguably the most important: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past." How does this line embody the thematic conflict that defines The Great Gatsby?
Sometimes human beings have the tendency to hang on to an event that has transpired,
Why? The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald exposes readers to problematic situations that take
Why? The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald exposes readers to problematic situations that take
place because a character feels attached to something from the past and another is inflexible. Gatsby is a wealthy man who had a past with Daisy young beautiful female. He hangs on to the past, the unforgettable past that lives with him in his future, things like a green light represent what he lived before. Gatsby interferes with the life of daisy, and his presence creates conflicts throughout the whole book. Tom is an antagonist, who doesn't allow others to take away from his belongings, in this case, daisy. Therefore the line "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past." represents how sometimes people hold on to an event that happened in the past which comes to affect us in the future or simply a resistant person. This passage from the book especially represents much of Gatsby's and Tom's life and also every character in the book.
In the book, a green light represents Gatsby's past and present. "―he stretched his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling." this excerpt shows us a mysterious vibe. Gatsby seems to be a bit mystical. " ―and distinguished nothing except a single green light,.." The light then disappears when Gatsby leaves/disappears. It can be said that the green light is a mystery at the beginning of the book but then comes to appear as the most important symbolic thing in the story.
The text in chapter 5 when Gatsby is giving Daisy a tour around his house takes a drastic turn, he says something that changes the whole perspective of the green light. Gatsby says, "If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home across the bay...You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock." This shows that Gatsby really just remembers about Daisy when he watches the green light from his house. Again he previously had something to do with Daisy. The readers learn that Gatsby still has a reminder of what he lived with Daisy. It's also learned that Gatsby purposely bought the house so that Daisy could notice him and she can be close to him. Although it was a long time ago, Gatsby wants to recapture the past... the Golden Perfect past, with daisy.
Gatsby asks Nick(Daisy's cousin) for a favor in which he would accidentally reunite with daisy. He does many other things that lead to additional events and takes a big turn in the story. He goes to the Buchanan's house and after some time into a conversation with Tom Buchanan, Daisy's husband Gatsby speaks of his past with Daisy. Gatsby then says,"She never loved you, do you hear? she only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart, she never loved anyone except me." So here it can be seen where the conflict seems to arise, he acts stubborn he can't accept that daisy is married to another man. But again Tom is the protagonist because he doesn't let Gatsby be with daisy, knowing that he cheats on her with another woman. There's so much hypocrisy coming from Tom. They both are against the current, and can't accept reality.
Therefore, the last sentence of the book summarizes many events that happened, situations that we try to change and situations that we fear will change. Both Tom and Gatsby fear future and what has yet to come.
In the book, a green light represents Gatsby's past and present. "―he stretched his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling." this excerpt shows us a mysterious vibe. Gatsby seems to be a bit mystical. " ―and distinguished nothing except a single green light,.." The light then disappears when Gatsby leaves/disappears. It can be said that the green light is a mystery at the beginning of the book but then comes to appear as the most important symbolic thing in the story.
The text in chapter 5 when Gatsby is giving Daisy a tour around his house takes a drastic turn, he says something that changes the whole perspective of the green light. Gatsby says, "If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home across the bay...You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock." This shows that Gatsby really just remembers about Daisy when he watches the green light from his house. Again he previously had something to do with Daisy. The readers learn that Gatsby still has a reminder of what he lived with Daisy. It's also learned that Gatsby purposely bought the house so that Daisy could notice him and she can be close to him. Although it was a long time ago, Gatsby wants to recapture the past... the Golden Perfect past, with daisy.
Gatsby asks Nick(Daisy's cousin) for a favor in which he would accidentally reunite with daisy. He does many other things that lead to additional events and takes a big turn in the story. He goes to the Buchanan's house and after some time into a conversation with Tom Buchanan, Daisy's husband Gatsby speaks of his past with Daisy. Gatsby then says,"She never loved you, do you hear? she only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart, she never loved anyone except me." So here it can be seen where the conflict seems to arise, he acts stubborn he can't accept that daisy is married to another man. But again Tom is the protagonist because he doesn't let Gatsby be with daisy, knowing that he cheats on her with another woman. There's so much hypocrisy coming from Tom. They both are against the current, and can't accept reality.
Therefore, the last sentence of the book summarizes many events that happened, situations that we try to change and situations that we fear will change. Both Tom and Gatsby fear future and what has yet to come.
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