Both Uses of
wistful
in
The Great Gatsby
- This was a permanent move, said Daisy over the telephone, but I didn't believe it — I had no sight into Daisy's heart, but I felt that Tom would drift on forever seeking, a little wistfully, for the dramatic turbulence of some irrecoverable football game.†
p. 6.6wistfully = with longing or unfulfilled desire
- We were in the same senior society, and while we were never intimate I always had the impression that he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh, defiant wistfulness of his own.†
p. 7.7 *wistfulness = full of longing or unfulfilled desire
Definition:
showing longing or unfulfilled desire