Meaningful Quote within the Chapter
“The officer looked at Daisy while she was speaking, in a way that every young girl wants to be looked at some time, and because it seemed so romantic to me I have remembered the incident ever since. His name was Jay Gatsby.” (Fitzgerald, 75)
Significance:
- This establishes a relationship between Gatsby and Daisy and identifies their past lives
- The quote eludes to the fact that Gatsby used to love Daisy and it illustrates that behind Gatsby’s image of being the ideal man living a grand life, he lacks the one thing he truly wants, Daisy’s love.