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The Green Light In The Great Gatsby

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Gatsby’s American Dream, being with Daisy Buchanan, is crushed when The most prominent representation in the text is the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock. The light is the symbol of all of Gatsby’s aspirations, “I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light… his dream must have seemed so close, that he could hardly fail to grasp it,” (189). To him the light is synonymous with Daisy, his true love. He is envious of how she is so close yet so far, and Gatsby tries to reach out to her. He needs Daisy otherwise his dream is incomplete. For this reason, Gatsby’s choices are influenced by his hope to secure Daisy. Early in his life he was just a poor boy and Daisy could not marry him because of it, so he strived to make
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