What Does The Green Light Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

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In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it tells the colors are used to symbolize of every character’s desire. For instance, Fitzgerald expresses the colors, such as the green light from the dock of East Egg that portrays to the main character hopes to attain his dreams. Also, Fitzgerald shows another color which is the blue eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg that represent to God that sees everything. Lastly, Fitzgerald illustrates the color red that symbolizes the love and violence. Therefore, the colors express aspirations, perceptions, and affections that Fitzgerald represent in the novel. The green light is very significant in the novel The Great Gatsby, and green tends to be the sign of ambition, growth, money, and fertility. …show more content…

“I’m not an American citizen, so when I apply to college, I will be competing with all the top students in Asia,” said Jinzhao, whose parents are teachers and who lives in the Allston neighborhood, across the river from Cambridge and the red brick buildings of Harvard. “I have to set an even higher standard” (Rimer). This statement means that the green light symbolizes for Jinzhao of dreaming to achieve her aspire to become a top student and go to the best college or university. Like Gatsby, Jinzhao is hoping to use a good education to help her country to develop even …show more content…

Eckleburg on the billboard overseeing the Valley of Ashes represent many things like people believe that the blue eyes represent God’s judgment. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald states, “I spoke to her,” he muttered after a long silence.” I told her she might fool me, but she couldn’t fool God. I took her to the window—” With an effort, he got up and walked to the rear window and learned with his face pressed against it, “—and I said ‘God knows what you’ve been doing, everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me, but you can’t fool God!’” (159). This statement happened after Wilson knew that Myrtle had an affair with others. Also, Wilson talked about the blue eyes in the billboard that represent God to the people in the Valley of Ashes and Wilson want to realize to Myrtle in front of the billboard that Myrtle did

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