Hello to all... a colleague asked about a student paper in which that student wrote what you'll find below. The question is in regard to the use of quotes, particularly because the quoted text is dialogue, and in that dialogue the speaker (not the narrator) quotes someone else, causing a bit of a mess with quotation marks. The student's own words are in italics below, and the rest is his attempt to correctly apply quotations (the quotes on the outside of the entire passage).

 

At first glance, I think he may actually be okay here...Any thoughts and comments would be appreciated! Thank you, as always...

 

John

 

 

The most famous line in the book is “‘Can’t repeat the past?’ Gatsby cried incredulously.  And then he asked Daisy, ‘Remember when you said, “Of course you can”?’”

John Chorazy
English III Academy, Honors, and Academic.
Adviser, Panther Press School Newspaper.


Pequannock Township High School
Pompton Plains,NJ
973.616.6000



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