Apartment Quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“The sun had gone down behind the tall apartments of the movie stars in the West Fifties, and the unclear voices of children, already gathered like crikets on the grass, rose through the hot twilight.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Great Gatsby, 1925
The scene paints a sweltering evening where city lights fade and children's voices echo like insects, evoking nostalgia and melancholy.
In simple terms: Evening city scene with children's voices.
Key Takeaway
Notice fleeting moments of beauty.
Themes
nostalgia
urban life
childhood
evening
melancholy
Mood
reflective
poetic
nostalgic
Type
descriptive
literary
When to use this quote
- sunset walks
- urban photography
- writing inspiration
- reflective meditation
Key Concepts
urbanization
memory
soundscape
Questions to Reflect On
- How does the setting affect your mood?
- What memories does this evoke?
A Different Perspective
The description may romanticize poverty and overlook harsher realities.
![“My father would never have come to visit, he detested Eva's [Braun] choice in a man and the fact [Adolf] Hitler had set her up in an apartment. To him it was deeply humiliating that she was living with a man at his own whim at an apartment he was paying for.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a7/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_my-father-would-never-have-come-to-visit_40016.jpg)
![“For instance, [Adolf Hitler] would never have spent the night at the Widenmayerstraße apartment. He visited it before we moved the furniture in, he visited maybe 4 times afterwards and he never spent the entire night.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3c6/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_for-instance-adolf-hitler-would-never-ha_54634.jpg)