The Great Gatsby

What does Nick mean by "unquiet darkness"?

Chapter 1 - passage 1

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We would imagine a dark night having no noises, being completely hushed, but Fitzgerald made Nick Carraway in reaction to Gatsby's presence think of it as a night full of noises. I think the best one word description of how Nick perceives the "unquiet" would be to replace it with "unsettled."

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