1) "For a while these reveries provided an outlet for his imagination; they were a satisfactory hint of the unreality of reality, a promise that the rock of the world was founded securely on a fairy's wing." (talking about Gatsby's character again.. and how he lies?? what does it mean?)
2007-01-10 09:57:05 · 2 answers · asked by Courtney T 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Reveries = parties
The parties were so cool and unreal and unrelated to real life, that Gatsby could pretend that real life actually WAS like the parties.
In other words, he had parties to forget about the hardness of real life.
The beginning of the quote also suggests "for a while," which means that in the beginning, he could forget, but in the end, reality came crashing in.
2007-01-10 10:05:39 · answer #1 · answered by omouse 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
READ the book. One of the best ever written. If you read it it will make sense.
2007-01-10 10:05:38 · answer #2 · answered by Marilyn M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋