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The Great Gatsby-
Title: The Great Gatsby-
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 716 | Pages: 3.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Great Gatsby-
The Great Gatsby-
In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald,
symbolism adds depth to the story, without introducing confusion.
Fitzgerald's symbols are large, concrete and obvious. Examples of this
symbolism are the valley of ashes, T. J. Eckleburg's huge blue eyes,
and the green light on the Buchanan dock which Jay Gatsby idolizes.
The valley of ashes is "a fantastic farm where ashes grow like
wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque …showed first 75 words of 716 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 716 total…last, Gatsby believes that
Daisy is his, he no longer idolizes her, and the green light has no
more symbolic meaning to him. Is like the saying, "You always want
what you can't have."
The symbolism in The Great Gatsby is a big part of what makes
the novel so great. It is simply stated, so it does not confuse the
reader as symbolism tends to do, but it merely adds depth to the
story.
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