"Involuntarily I glanced seaward- and distinguished nothing except a single green light" (19). This statement first introduced the beginning of the green light in 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald uses many colors in this book to symbolize emotions. For instance, he used the color green in 'The Great Gatsby' to develop the continued theme of Gatsby's desire for Daisy and the American dream which may never come and can lead people to their demise.
In the beginning, Fitzgerald writes Gatsby "reaching" out to this mysterious green light across the bay, "...Nothing except a single green light, minute and far away"(19). In this quote, the green light symbolizes Daisy and how they have been away from each other for so long. Not only but Gatsby's yearning for the past will never come. Going further into the
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His dreams of Daisy and having a perfect life deteriorated throughout the entire book. First Fitzgerald writes Gatsby to be this all-time loving character but soon his loved turns on him. "Th death car... didn't stop, came out of the gathering darkness ... and then disappeared around the next bend ... first told the policeman that it was light green" (111). The outcome of Fitzgerald adding the confusion of colors emphasizes the initial thought that Gatsby had killed Myrtle. The light green car is associated with the green light at the end of Daisy's dock showing how Gatsby's dreams of the future and good life with Daisy are being destroyed little by little. After Gatsby was killed nick tried to get people to come to his funeral, especially Daisy. Though she didn't, she skipped town with Tom, whom she said she didn't love. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the Orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us" (147). By using the color green in this description he is suggesting the false hope Daisy gave Gatsby and that his dreams will not come true. Gatsby's love drove him to his bitter