What Does The Green Light Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

“There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice” F. Scott Fitzgerald, a famous English author poses this statement in the story, The Great Gatsby through the characters Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. Their desirable love life abruptly came to end when Gatsby got called to military service for the next five years. Giving Daisy the opportunity to find a new soulmate in her life. Once Gatsby got out of military enrollment, their connection and love was never the same. Love and money are irresistible desires to be irresistibly desired. They can push one to a certain limit far beyond normal extents. While doing so it clouds one's judgment and decision making. In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald F. displays the dreams and

For Instance, when the rain interrupted Gatsby and Daisy’s exploration of the outdoors, they stayed inside and he says,”If it wasn't for that mist we could see your house across the bay, said Gatsby. You always have a greenlight that burns all night at the end of your dock” (Fitzgerald 92). Gatsby ended up putting too much effort and significance into something that meant so little to Daisy. The meaning behind it was beyond what was set into reality. His extreme love and desire for her caused these simple things to remind him of Daisy. Although she didn't end up seeing him the same way. As a result, when Nick gets ready to leave after being in the music room with Gatsby and Daisy to watch The Love Nest, he started to observe Gatsby’s body language and understood what he began to feel now that reality set in, he stated,”As I went over to say goodbye I saw that the expression of bewilderment had come back into Gatsby’s face, as though a faint of doubt had occurred to him as to the quality of his present happiness. Almost five years! There must have been moments where Daisy tumbled short of his dreams- not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion” (Fitzgerald 95). Gatsby realizes that his desire for having Daisy in his possession for the past five years wasn't what he expected. Knowing that she was happily married and had a child, he set himself up for failure. The idea of having something that in reality was far beyond gone, occurred when Gatsby's affection for Daisy stopped him to consider anything else but being with her. Love’s complication makes it one of the strongest feelings known to man. Gatsby succumbed to the feeling of blind love and it ended up hurting him more than helping. It made him host parties he didn't even enjoy to attract the attention of the only person he someday hopes