It is here that Nick is saying that people in this life will recreate their pasts in order to achieve goals. This is exactly what Gatsby did to try and prove himself to Daisy. For it was his view of the past that motivated Gatsby to try and create the life that he believed Daisy would want to live in. This really shows that it is hard for people to move on, as illustrated by the line where the current draws them backwards as they row forwards.
The line about tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther, I believe has to do with the American dream. Everyday, regardless for how hard and unrealistic some goals may be, people strive to obtain them through any means necessary. The green light is this metaphor which represents Daisy, or the hopeful future which we all might obtain if we keep striving. But it is because people hold on to the past so much that the goal truly becomes unattainable.
Fitzgerald might have written this to show the reader that we shouldn’t live in the past and we should strive to attain our goals without holding on to some idealistic fantasy of the future.
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