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Great Gatsby symbolism
Title: Great Gatsby symbolism
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 469 | Pages: 2.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Great Gatsby symbolism
One of the most important themes in the novel is class and social standing. It is a barrier for almost every character. East and West Egg acts as a symbol of this in it's physical makeup. Tom and Daisy live on the East which is far more refined and well bred. Nick and Gatsby are on the West which is for people who don't have any real standing, even if they have money. The green …showed first 75 words of 469 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 469 total…So the green light stands for all of Gatsby's longings and wants. And when Nick talks about the green light at the end of the book he says "It eluded us then, but that's no matter- tomorrow we will run faster, stretch our arms out farther...." . He connects the green light to all people. Everyone has something that they long and search for that is just off in the distance. That is the green light.
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