Gatsby sees a light, from his West Egg lawn, at the end of Daisy’s East Egg dock. Not just any old light, a green light. It’s a light only Gatsby can see. It’s a representation of his hopes and his dreams that hold in the future. But Gatsby looked at it a little differently than one would expect him to. He associates and devotes it to Daisy. Daisy and Gatsby were boyfriend and girlfriend. Then, when Gatsby went into the Army during World War 2, they split up. Ever since he's seen the light, Gatsby has had confidence they could regain their friendship, start over, and, possibly, get back to what they were before. This symbol is important because of the purpose Gatsby made it out to be. The way Gatsby thought it was a good idea to devote that