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- Nick and Gatsby are continually troubled by time—the past haunts Gatsby and the future weighs down on Nick. When Nick tells Gatsby that you can't repeat the past, Gatsby says "Why of course you can!" Gatsby has dedicated his entire life to recapturing a golden, perfect past with Daisy. Gatsby believes that money can recreate the past.
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"I wouldn't ask too much of her," I ventured. "You can't repeat the past." "Can't repeat the past?" he cried incredulously. "Why of course you can!" He looked around him wildly, as if the past were lurking here in the shadow of his house, just out of reach of his hand.
Chapter 6, Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby. Gatsby dreams that he can repeat the past, and make Daisy love him completely once again. But the reality is Daisy is married to Tom and to his money.
Aug 31, 2023 · Gatsby's obsession with Daisy is rooted in his desire to relive the romantic moments they had in the past, believing that by repeating certain actions, he can rekindle their love. However, Gatsby's quest to repeat the past is ultimately fraught with tragedy.
Nick tells Gatsby that "you can't repeat the past," but he insists at the end that we're constantly "borne back" into it. Did he change his mind, or are these two different ways of saying the same thing? Is the past remembered realistically?
Gatsby needs not to just recapture his past with Daisy but possibly, his past true self. Gatsby sees Daisy as embodying the past that can be again in the future.
“’Can’t repeat the past?’ he cried incredulously. ‘Why of course you can!’ “He looked around him wildly, as if the past were lurking here in the shadow of his house, just out of reach of his hand.“ Gatsby to Nick, Chapter 6. After one of Gatsby’s parties, he asks Nick to stay back.
