The green light at the end of Daisy Buchanan’s dock helps build an understanding of the character of Jay Gatsby. In the beginning of the novel Nick Carraway finds Gatsby standing in his back yard “trembling” and reaching out to the green light. During this time Nick is not aware that the green light belongs to the Buchanan’s. It is difficult to identify the true meaning of the light from this incident. After reading on, it is determined that the light is used to represent Gatsby's hopes and dreams for the future. This �

A book can be taken many different ways; it all depends on how these symbols and themes are interpreted. The three most important symbols in The Great Gatsby, that help the reader better understand the characters and theme, are the green light, the valley of ashes, and the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. This novel reflects on the image of the “American Dream” of the 1920’s being shattered. These symbols are perfect examples of the corruption of the world and the people in it. Although each symbol can be taken several different ways, they all directly affect the reader’s opinion of how the novel works. F. Scott Fitzgerald has a genius way of making his readers explore many different possibilities of how the symbols have an impact on the characters and the “American Dream.”

�future” is the one that he hopes to share with Daisy. Nick finds Gatsby reaching out to this light on other occasions, hoping that he could finally reach that light. Reflecting on Gatsby’s dream at the end of the novel, Nick realizes that Gatsby always held onto this dream because it “ . . . seemed so close that he could hardly fail

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