“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the
tired” (
This quote is said by Nick. He says this type of saying,
because in the story it has reached a point where everything is in turmoil. “The
pursued” refers to Daisy. Gatsby in the story will pursue Daisy to fall in love
with him again. Nick will pursue her to come to his house to have some tea
without Tom’s presence, so Gatsby will make an appearance. “The pursuing” is
Gatsby. He has been in love with Daisy for years, even though she is married, and
he still wants to be with her. He will pursue her to leave Tom, and continue a
life with Gatsby. He persuades her by showing his riches and the life that she
could’ve had, if only she waited. “The busy” is Tom because he is busy sneaking
around with Myrtle, and hiding it from Daisy and others. “The tired”, is Nick
because he is tired with dealing all this drama and is stuck in the middle. He
knows every secret and is in the middle in everything. He is tired of dealing
with Gatsby and his love life with Daisy, tired of seeing Tom and Myrtle, tired
of Jordan. Nick is not the one who judges, but he is stuck in this loophole
with all these judgmental people. He is tired of hearing their stories and
lies. He came to New York for a reason and that is to be in the stock business,
but all he has been doing is dealing with all these secrets and lies. This
quote is important because it shows how these people all have lies and secrets
and how it affects Nick.
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