Both Uses of
oblivion
in
The Great Gatsby
- "I'd a little rather not be the polo player," said Tom pleasantly, "I'd rather look at all these famous people in — in oblivion."
p. 105.5 *oblivion = a state of being unknown and unnoticed
- Tom appeared from his oblivion as we were sitting down to supper together.
p. 105.8
Definition:
the state of being completely forgotten
or:
the state of being completely destroyed -- typically so as to no longer exist
or:
a state of having lost all sense of what is going on -- as during sleep or use of some drugs
or:
the state of being completely destroyed -- typically so as to no longer exist
or:
a state of having lost all sense of what is going on -- as during sleep or use of some drugs