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What Does The Green Light Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

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Nick Heredia
English 3
12/8/17
The Great Gatsby

Dream, noun, a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal. In the great gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the title character Jay Gatsby is dreaming about a reunion with the love of his life. Throughout the story the Green Light at the end of his dream girl’s dock becomes a recurring symbol for his dream of getting her back.

In the first appearance of the green light, Nick C. The narrator of this story catches Jay Gatsby at the end of his dock after his party. Nick questions himself if that really is gatsby. Of course Nick thought he would be some rich old guy. But he Nick said “he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and as far as i was from him, I could’ve swore he was trembling”. At the time, this quote symbolises that Gatsby is trying to reach daisy. The love of his life. She is so close to him and he is so close to her. But she is with someone else. …show more content…

Couple weeks had past and Nick and Gatsby had been friends now. Nick didn’t know he had a relationship with daisy.So now Gatsby is not really concerned about the green light now since he has daisy in his arms. But this the quote Gatsby said to daisy “You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock”. This quote explains that now that Gatsby has daisy, he doesn’t have to reach for daisy anymore. He is not worried about when is he going to go get her. So all that reaching Gatsby been doing, actually got him to his love of his

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