THE EPHEMERAL NATURE OF DREAMS

Autumn
Winter is coming

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• The end is near
• Gatsby is aware that his dreams are falling apart, like the leaves on the trees
• Leaves=his dreams

"Don't do it today"

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• The gardener wants to drain the pool, but gatsby doesn't want him to
• The pool represents his wealth
• Pool=wealth
• Once his dreams are gone, his wealth serves no purpose, just like a pool that is clogged up with leaves

Headed towards the city
"I didn't want to leave Gasby"

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• Nick recognizes that he can't hold on to the dream(Gatsby) forever.

"I suppose Daisy will call too."

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• Daisy IS Gatsby's dream and everything.
• Gatsby is desperate to hold on to his dreams

"Concealing his incorruptible dream"

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• He conceals the dream, realizing that his dreams are impossible
• He protects his dream from the world so that no one else can't ruin it anymore
• That is why his dream is incorruptable.