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| Quote #19 "Look here, this is a book he had when he was a boy. It just shows you."
He opened it at the back cover and turned it around for me to see. On the last fly-leaf was printed the word SCHEDULE, and the date September 12, 1906. And underneath:
Rise from bed...........................................................6.00 A.M.
Dumbbell exercise and wall-scaling........................6.15-6.30 "
Study electricity, etc. ...............................................7.15-8.15 "
Work.........................................................................8.30-4.30 P.M.
Baseball and sports..................................................4.30-5.00 "
Practice elocution, poise and how to attain it.........5.00-6.00 "
Study needed inventions.........................................7.00-9.00 "
GENERAL RESOLVES
No wasting time at Shafters or [a name, indecipherable]
No more smoking or chewing
Bath every other day
Read one improving book or magazine per week
Save $5.00 [crossed out] $3.00 per week
Be better to parents
"I come across this book by accident," said the old man. "It just shows you, don’t it?"
"It just shows you."
"Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He always had some resolves like this or something. Do you notice what he’s got about improving his mind? He was always great for that. He told me I et like a hog once, and I beat him for it."
He was reluctant to close the book, reading each item aloud and then looking eagerly at me. I think he rather expected me to copy down the list for my own use. (9.104-109) |
Gatsby’s father clearly cherished this remnant of his son’s past ambition, and we see how driven and disciplined James Gatz was. Keep in mind, he had never even heard of Daisy at this point, and Dan Cody hadn’t yet stumbled into his life either. It seems that James Gatz ferociously pursued the American Dream, and he broke through every hurdle that got in his way. That early schedule, written in the back of a children’s book, proved how deep the roots of Gatsby’s dream truly reached. Read Gatsby's "Character Analysis" for more information.
| Quote #20 I tried to think about Gatsby then for a moment, but he was already too far away, and I could only remember, without resentment, that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower. (9.113) |
After Gatsby’s death, Nick already has trouble remembering his friend clearly, as so often happens when people lose those close to them.
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