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zloy xaker [14]
2 years ago
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The great gatsby what does the last sentence in the story mean

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frozen [14]2 years ago
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<span>In The Great Gatsby, the last sentence reads: So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. This refers to the dualities of Gatsby and America. ... Nick found out that Gatsby used any means necessary to try to repeat the past.</span>
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