The Great Gatsby

Toward the end of Chapter 8, Nick describes Gatsby as existing in "A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing dreams like air drifted fortuitously about . . . " The quote refers to two ghosts. Who are they?

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Toward the end of Chapter 8, Nick describes Gatsby as existing in "A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing dreams like air drifted fortuitously about . . . like that ashen, fantastic figure gliding toward him through the amorphous trees." The quote refers to two ghosts. Who are they?
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Gatsby and Daisy are the ghosts.... the ghosts of what might have been.

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The Great Gatsby