This statement very closely follows the underlying meaning of the Great Gatsby. ... Thoreau is saying in his statement is that men no longer have stability over what they used to control. ... Wilson, he will be distracted by a false vision and kill the wrong man. ...
According to Jeffery Steinbrink, "Gatsby's dream obscures his vision of the world as it is and clouds his understanding of the historical process." ... He pursues his visions until he is killed. ... This statement shows the high regard Gatsby is in, in Nick's view that is. ...
According to Jeffery Steinbrink, "Gatsby's dream obscures his vision of the world as it is and clouds his understanding of the historical process. " At one point in chapter three, Nick Carraway has to tell Gatsby that he cannot change or repeat the past " the past is the way it is and there is nothing he can do about it. ... He pursues his visions until he is killed. ... This statement shows the high regard Gatsby is in, in Nick's view that is. ...
