you can't repeat the past why of course you can f. scott fitzgerald
by Lenore Schneider
Published 2 years ago
Updated 2 years ago
8 min read
“Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can!” Jay Gatsby, the protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, said this to his friend Nick Carraway
Nick Carraway
Synopsis. Nick centers on the narrator of The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway, in the years before the events of Fitzgerald's novel. It follows Nick Carraway as a soldier in World War I, his detours in Paris, and his time in New Orleans before his move up to Long Island.
in order to convince both himself and Nick that he could recapture Daisy Buchanan
Daisy Buchanan
The Great Gatsby
Daisy Fay was born into a wealthy Louisville family. By 1917, Daisy had several suitors of her same class, but entered into a month-long relationship with Jay Gatsby instead, which ended with them promising to marry each other in the future.
What is Fitzgerald saying about memory and the past?
There's nothing wrong with remembering the good times, but living in the past just leads you to tragedy.
Who says the following Cannot repeat the past Why of course you can?
Who says the following quote and what does that character mean by it ? "cant repeat the past "? why of course you can! Nick tells gatsby that you cant repeat the past because gatsby wants to have a relationship with daisy when that's something that happened in the past.
What did Gatsby want Daisy to do that prompted Nick to say you can't repeat the past?
What did Gatsby want Daisy to do that prompted Nick to say " You can't repeat the past"? Gatsby wanted Daisy to forget about the past five years and go home with him.
What is Gatsby's response when Nick says you can't repeat the past?
When Nick cautions Gatsby that "You can't repeat the past," Gatsby idealistically answers "Why of course you can!" words that strike Nick soundly because of their "appalling sentimentality," which both delights and disgusts him.