What Does The Green Light Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

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I chose three symbols. The three which I chose are as follows : Gatsby’s books, The green light, and The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg. Gatsby’s books are all real books that have been cut but never read. Gatsby keeps them to keep up his appearance to Daisy. He uses them so she thinks that he’s rich. The Owl Eyed Man is surprised by Gatsby’s books because he suspicious about Gatsby’s past. The Owl Eyed Man thinks that the books don’t really represent who Gatsby really is. The green light is what represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams. It represents how gatsby was dreaming of daisy and how he hoped that they would be together. It shows how his dreams were so close but so far away. The green light was to show how he worked hard to become the type