Re: Irony in West Egg

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In a message dated 6/14/99 2:24:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Pierrot65@aol.com writes:

<< "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by 
year 
 recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter -- tomorrow we 
 will run faster, stretch out our arms farther ... And one fine morning --
 	"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly 
 into the past."
 
 That, for my money, is certainly one of the most beautiful things ever set 
to 
 paper. >>

I haven't been up to date on my emial lately...but this message caught my eye 
and I had to respond.  I totally agree that the quote above is the one of the 
most beautiful things I have ever read.  In response to the whole unreliable 
narrator thing, I haven't read Gatsby in a while, but as I remember Nick was 
pretty reliable.  I liked how he narrated and yes, he didn't know everything, 
but it wasn't like he was telling falsities.  He most definatly had a strong 
connection with Gatsby, especially by the end of the book, but I wonder if 
that was only because Gatsby knew he was related to...I've forgotten the 
name, Daisy is it?  That coudl be totally wrong.  I'll end here.  I'm a 
little sick, and sleepy, my words are becoming incohesive.

Morgan

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