Emily Duggan

"It doesn't matter any more. Just tell him the truth -- that you never loved him -- an it's wiped out forever." Tom is saying this to Daisy when the two were arguing with Gatsby over Daisy. It had finally come to Tom's attention that Daisy and Gatsby had been having an affair behind his back and he was obviously not happy about it. Tom was in denial and he was trying to get Daisy to admit that she never loved Gatsby so Gatsby would get over her and he would leave them alone.

"I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife. Well, if that's the idea you can count me out."

This shows the part in the book where Tom confronts Gatsby about having an affair with his wife. Tom caught on quickly to Daisy having an affair with Gatsby. It angered Tom greatly so he plotted his confrontation. He wanted to humiliate Gatsby, as well as get Daisy back under his control. After Tom planned the confrontation, it worked very well.Tom initiates his planned confrontation with Gatsby by mocking his habit of calling people "old sport." Then he accuses Gatsby of lying about attending Oxford. Tom then asks Gatsby about his intentions for Daisy, and Gatsby tells Tom she loves him, not Tom. Daisy, in love with Gatsby earlier in the afternoon feels herself moving closer and closer to Tom as she observes the confrontation.

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In Chapter 5, Gatsby throws a pile of shirts in front of Nick and Daisy, and Daisy states that "It makes me sad because I've never seen such beautiful shirts." This shows how Daisy is a materialistic person, as was customary for most characters in The Great Gatsby. She loved material items more so than the people themselves who owned them. Daisy is trapped within her marriage with Tom and can't get any of the nice things that she wants. All of the characters in the book only want to be higher in life and have nicer things than what they have. Daisy's attraction to Gatsby was for his money, and Gatsby only lived where he was and tried to show that he had a lot of money and was very wealthy to impress Daisy.

Gatsby turned out all right in the end

9. "Gatsby turned out all right in the end -- it's what preyed upon him, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of man." This quote is from the beginning of the book when Nick is first describing Gatsby. The quote foreshadows the relationship between Daisy and Gatsby. Nick believes that Gatsby was a good person, but his wanting for everything to go back to how things were when Daisy and him first were together was something that haunted and ultimately ruined him and his chances with Daisy. The truth of the matter is it can not ever go back to the way things were because far to much has happened since then. His dreams are shattered, and eventually his affair with Daisy leads indirectly to his untimely death. After seeing how Gatsby’s unrealistic dream to be with Daisy ends, Nick is uninterested in partaking in similar dreams of following emotional plans.

"Oh you want too much! I love you now... isn't that enough? I can't help what's past."

"Oh you want to much! I love you now... isn't that enough? I can't help what's past" Occurs when Tom and Gatsby confront each other and press Daisy to make a decision as to whom she loved. She went back and forth for a while telling them who she loves, loved and sees herself with, but it comes down to liking them both. Gatsby wouldn't have that and was upset he couldn't have her to himself. It gives me the impression that Gatsby wanted all or nothing and lead me to the conclusion that it would ruin his dream of ever being with Daisy. It is significant, because the readers can understand the true feeling of Gatby towards Daisy.

"Can't repeat the past?" Why, of course you can!"

"Can't repeat the past?" Why, of course you can!" Gatsby is saying this as he's talking with Nick about his reuniting relationship with Daisy. It is significant because it is he is trying to catch up with the time he has lost in his life, for example the scene where he catches the clock he knocks over in Chapter 7. He is trying to redo his life but is trying to perfect past events, like his relationship with Daisy, and his lifestyle.

"They're a rotten crowd. You're worth the whole damn bunch put together." An excerpt from The Great Gatsby, showing the deep and subtle nuances of the text. In the passage Nick is speaking to Gatsby as he leaves. It's the last time Nick ever sees Gatsby and is important as such. The passage is important because it's the only compliment Nick ever gave Gatsby. It's also important because it's one of the few passages that subtlety shows Nick's true sexuality.