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Yesterday Great Gatsby Analysis
The song “Yesterday” is definitely the best choice for the scene when Gatsby is killed while swimming in his pool. The song has a bleak tone which conveys the tragic moment of his death, as well as the sadness felt by Nick when he hears of what has happened. The song also accurately expressed what Gatsby would say if he could speak after his death. The song states, “ Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be.There's a shadow hanging over me… I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday”(The Beatles). This is strikingly similar to how Gatsby felt when he was alive. He had once told Nick that he believed that he could repeat the past. Therefore, he would believe in yesterday. It is the song’s gloomy tune and
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