Great Gatsby Ending Quote

‘why of course you can!’” spoken by jay gatsby in regard to his efforts to reclaim his relationship with daisy. And then one fine morning— so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” You're worth the whole damn bunch put together, quoted from f.

It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. Fitzgerald leaves the ending to the book open to interpretation. He will continue to strive for his goal, denying the fact that in the end it will not happen.

Gatsby’s secret is that he was born poor, with a different name, and remade himself in a new image.

The last line of the great gatsby reads: Fitzgerald leaves the ending to the book open to interpretation. He did not know that it was already behind him.” in the end, then, both gatsby and america are tragic because they remain trapped in an old dream that has not and may never become a reality. This apt metaphor characterizes both gatsby’s struggle and the american dream itself.