"Did you see and trouble on the road?" he asked after a minute. "yes." he hesitated. "was she killed?" "yes." "i thought so; i told Daisy I thought so. It's better that the shock should all come at once. she stood it pretty well." He spoke as if Daisy's reaction was the only thing that mattered.(143)
The speakers in the quote are Nick and Gatsby, this is right after he hit and killed Myrtle with his car. This quote describes how Gatsby has developed not only through this chapter but through the book. He talks as if he could care less that he just killed Myrtle. all that he cares about right now is himself and Daisy. He doesn't care about anyone else he just wants his life to run right, and for Daisy to love him. This quote causes conflict, because this is right after he kills Myrtle and the suspects know that it was Gatsby's car that hit her.
The speakers in the quote are Nick and Gatsby, this is right after he hit and killed Myrtle with his car. This quote describes how Gatsby has developed not only through this chapter but through the book. He talks as if he could care less that he just killed Myrtle. all that he cares about right now is himself and Daisy. He doesn't care about anyone else he just wants his life to run right, and for Daisy to love him. This quote causes conflict, because this is right after he kills Myrtle and the suspects know that it was Gatsby's car that hit her.
"So we drove toward death through the cooling twilight" (136)
The speaker of this quote is Nick and this is said after the fight between Tom and Gatsby. This quote represents pathetic fallacy. This fight took place during the hottest day of the summer and after the fight had ended it turned into a cooling twilight. This quote foreshadows an event that will happen and that is death. This quote foreshadows the death of Myrtle and how she died.
The speaker of this quote is Nick and this is said after the fight between Tom and Gatsby. This quote represents pathetic fallacy. This fight took place during the hottest day of the summer and after the fight had ended it turned into a cooling twilight. This quote foreshadows an event that will happen and that is death. This quote foreshadows the death of Myrtle and how she died.
"She never loved you, do you hear?" he cried. "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 any one except me" (130)
The speaker of this quote is Gatsby and he is telling Tom that his wife, Daisy, no longer loves her. This quote creates conflict between Tom and Gatsby. Gatsby is claiming that Daisy loves him but Tom doesn't believe Gatsby resulting in an argument. This quote also represents the theme of love. Gatsby loves daisy so much that he would stand up to her husband, Tom, and tell him that his wife doesn't love him.
The speaker of this quote is Gatsby and he is telling Tom that his wife, Daisy, no longer loves her. This quote creates conflict between Tom and Gatsby. Gatsby is claiming that Daisy loves him but Tom doesn't believe Gatsby resulting in an argument. This quote also represents the theme of love. Gatsby loves daisy so much that he would stand up to her husband, Tom, and tell him that his wife doesn't love him.