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The reat Gatsby

Symbols have very significant meanings in the novel The Great Gatsby. With the symbols, the narrator, Fitzgerald, let the reader to imagine or feel the situation on the scene. There are no right or wrong when the reader describes the symbols because it relates to their own felling. Consequently, Fitzgerald uses many symbols on his novel The Great Gatsby. There are 2 important symbols depicted in this novel. They are the green light, which is related to Nick and Gatsby, and the colored shirts, which is related to Nick and Daisy.
In Chapter One, we are introduced to the green light. The green light is very meaningful to Jay Gatsby because it comes from the end of Daisy’s dock. As Gatsby looks at the light, he knows that it is his dream that he have to reach. It is his dream since five years ago to marry Daisy, but because of some reasons, he could not come back from the war. Instead, he only sends a letter to Daisy, which then makes Daisy to change her mine in marrying...

Posted by: John Mayes

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