What Does The Green Light Symbolize In The Great Gatsby
The green light represents a great deal of things; yet the main concept is how it symbolized Gatsby's longing for a future with Daisy. Finally, when the two reconnect after tea with Nick, they observe the green light. Gatsby realizes that, "the great distance that had separated him from Daisy...was again a green light on a dock" (Fitzgerald 624). After an amazing afternoon with Daisy, Gatsby rather than realizes, believes that after all this time, he is getting what he wanted. At the very end of the story Nick points out how Gatsby really didn't realize that he'd never have her. Nick reminisces Gatsby and thinks, "[Gatsby] did not know that [his dream] was already behind him...Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastric future that year
by year recedes before us" (Fitzgerald 683). Gatsby wanted to have Daisy in his life so desperately, that he never understood that his dream was in the past. Even though the green light portrayed Gatsby's dream, he failed to grasp how impossible it was.
by year recedes before us" (Fitzgerald 683). Gatsby wanted to have Daisy in his life so desperately, that he never understood that his dream was in the past. Even though the green light portrayed Gatsby's dream, he failed to grasp how impossible it was.