ioned once Fitzgerald didn’t want to pound it into our head that way. However, this quote is a sign early in the book the Gatsby and Daisy will never happen. I wish I had picked up on that when reading the book it really is a noticeable quote and a very important foreshadow. I think Fitzgerald just makes it stand out by having these random girls singing as they walk by but it is very relevant to the story and the fact that Gatsby is chasing an impossible dream.Jay Gatsby, by doing various things with his own appearance, tries to leave an impression on people that he is a well-educated man of integrity. His clothes were very flamboyant, such as his pink suit, and meant to show off his wealth and draw attention to himself. He also knew there were many rumors floating around about his life, some of which he put out himself, which were blatant lies, but perpetuated an image he wanted to have hoping that Daisy would hear of him and make the connection. Such rumors about him would float around in his parties such as: "Someone told me they thought he killed a man once" or "...he was a German spy during the war" or "...he was in the American Army during the war." and even "... He told me once he was an Oxford man."(pg.48) Also, there were rumors floating around about his occupation "He's a bootlegger."(Pg. 53). Gatsby did nothing to disparage these rumors either way; in fact, he encouraged them with misrepresented evidence. He once showed a medal to Nick implying that he was a great war hero: "I was promoted to be a major and every allied country gave me a medal even Montenegro. Little Montenegro even gave me a medal"(pg.70). Gatsby also constantly kept a photo of him and some friends from the war at Oxford, to which he later admitted was just for a visit.Gatsby kept an enormous house that was extremely well maintained by dozens of servants. The house was quite a spectacle when lit up entirely: "It looked like the World's fair ...
