Nick Carraway has never been able to understand Jay Gatsby throughout the three months he acquainted himself with him. Aside from being the partial narrator of the story, he was also, reluctantly, the final judge of each character of the novel, especially Gatsby. Apparently, as quoted in Chapter 1, Nick¡¯s final judgement of Gatsby -¡°No-Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and shortedwinded elations of men.¡± (Fitzgerald 18)-summarizes the soul of Gatsby, the suffering he encountered, and the fleeting memories of joy he experienced with Daisy.
Gatsby purposely bought the mansion across from Daisy¡¯s East Egg house as so he could watch her, but unforutnately realize the space between their two hearts. His longtime dream was to relive the moments he had with Daisy, for now he was qualified to be with Daisy. ¡°¡¯Cant¡¯t repeat the......
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