"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." (180) After Gatsby's death, Nick starts to evaluate his neighbors life. This is the narrators final quote, and through the use of words and context, he tries to imply one final message. What I could infer from this quote, is that Nick feels that life is like a boat flowing against the hefty currents of the sea. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to reach your dreams there will be a "current" pushing you the opposite way, in a way displacing you towards your past. In this case, Gatsby is struggling against the current to reach the other side and refrain himself from his scarring past.
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