Quote #8

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8/15/10

After the night of Tom and Gatsby's fight, Gatsby had not heard from Daisy. He had been expecting her phone call, but after a certain amount of time knew himself that it would not come. Now that his love was gone and he could no longer see the woman he cared so much about, the world looked different to him. Fitzgerald describes this world by saying " A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing dreams like air, drifted fortuitously about." This quote is important in two ways. The first is that it shows the reader just how sad Gatsby really is. How much this effected him, so the reader can get the full impact of Gatsby's sorrow. Second is it shows the description in Fitzgerald's writing. The way he uses metaphors to brings the imagery to life is extremely talented. This quote and many others of Fitzgerald's were enjoyable to read.