One such symbol the author uses is the ash heap as a symbol of the corruption that spreads and consumes humanity’s dreams and passions. This ash heap is really a garbage dump located just outside of New York City. Occasionally, “ash-grey men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud which screens their obscure operation from your sight” (Pg. 17). It is quite obvious that Fitzgerald is trying to convey the fact that real life is nothing like the American dream makes it out to be. Through

In general, the symbols in the novel are intimately connected to dreams: Gatsby's dream of Daisy causes him to associate her image with everything valuable, just as he associates the green light with his dream for the future. In reading and interpreting The Great Gatsby, it is equally important to consider how the characters think about the symbols, as it is to consider the meaning of the symbols themselves. Fitzgerald shows that without something to be joyful about in life, success is worthless.

Two of the more important symbols in the book are the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock and the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg. The first is a good example of the way in which the characters of the book connect directly with symbolism; the green light is simply a green light, but to Gatsby it becomes an infatuation of his dreams for the future. It draws him into the fulfillment of his desires. The eyes of the doctor are similar even though their meaning is less direct. However, when George decides that they are the eyes of

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