The Great Gatsby Essay - Prompt #1

  The last line of the book is arguably the most important: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past.” It represents what life is about.
             At this point, the author of the novel, Fitzgerald, finishes the book by telling us that quote. It is important to understand the meaning of it. The phrase symbolizes life because when you are trying to move forward and leave the past behind, you must struggle against the current. You are trying to go one way, but the current is pulling you back by going to the opposite way.
But also, this quote essentially summarizes the plot of the novel. The Great Gatsby is about how the rich and mysterious James Gatz (Gatsby) is trying to move on with life but something is trying to pull him back into the past. In the previous quote, this is symbolized by the current. He is struggling to move forward and forget about the past, but Gatsby is being challenged by life when facing difficult situations throughout the book.
To reiterate, Fitzgerald is saying that "life goes on". He is telling the reader that even as we try to move forward in life, we will struggle and face situations that will constantly try to pull us back.
Additionally, after reading the book, the reader might apply this in life. For example, being always ready to face strenuous circumstances at any time. This because to move forward in life, we must struggle to forget about the past.
In conclusion, the last line of the book is conceivably the most important: “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past.” And we all as readers must understand its suggestion to implement it in life.

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