In the the book, The Great Gatsby, we see that in the beginning, Gatsby seemingly reaches out to the green light at Daisy Buchanan's pier. As the reader we wonder what the green light can symbolize. Does it symbolize greed? Does Gatsby want more property? Does it symbolize a green light at an intersection, telling Gatsby to go get whatever he's looking for? Whatever could this green light mean? We the readers soon find out that it's actually the woman who owns that green light that Gatsby wants. So, did that green light mean nothing at all? Did it just show Gatsby where he needed to look in order to see this woman?
The green light means so much more than all of this. The green light represents your goals, your dreams. Gatsby reached out to that green light for years. The first time the green light is seen in the novel is also the first time Nick sees Gatsby. Fitzgerald writes, “…he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward – and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away…” The green light is described as ‘minute and far away’ which makes it appear impossible to reach. And we soon find out that, for Gatsby, it sadly is. But Gatsby never gave up on his dream. He kept reaching out to it, hoping that one day, Daisy would show up to his party and he would finally meet her once again. And that's what we do with our dreams. We keep reaching out no matter what gets in our way. And one day, we might just reach it.
When you see a yellow car what do you think? First of all I wonder if it is a taxi. And if it's not, I wonder, "why would you ever buy a yellow car?" And that's why Tom Buchanan makes fun of Gatsby. Gatsby's Rolls Royce is yellow so Tom calls it out, saying it is just a clown car. Tom bashes Gatsby's property and attire, and to be honest I would look weirdly at anyone who would wear a pink suit and drove a yellow car. The reason why Gatsby chooses these flamboyant colors is to attract Daisy and to show off his wealth. But this becomes a hindrance when Tom starts to make fun of Gatsby and questions his tastes.
When Gatsby and Daisy finally meet for the first time in years, Nick decides to give the two some space and leaves his house to look at Gatsby's house like Kant at the church steeple. But what does all of this mean? Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who pondered moral beliefs. He would often stare at the church steeple outside his window to concentrate on his theories. He argues that the human understanding is the source of the general laws of nature that structure all our experience; and that human reason gives itself the moral law, which is our basis for belief in God, freedom, and immortality. Nick stares at Gatsby’s house just like Kant. Nick sees Gatsby as an enigma, something that is bordering spiritual. There is a lot of questions that surround Gatsby at this time, so much so that it almost makes Gatsby a spiritual being; someone who’s powerful, mysterious, and no one knows who he really is. Nick questions who Gatsby is and his being while staring at Gatsby’s house.
When you see a yellow car what do you think? First of all I wonder if it is a taxi. And if it's not, I wonder, "why would you ever buy a yellow car?" And that's why Tom Buchanan makes fun of Gatsby. Gatsby's Rolls Royce is yellow so Tom calls it out, saying it is just a clown car. Tom bashes Gatsby's property and attire, and to be honest I would look weirdly at anyone who would wear a pink suit and drove a yellow car. The reason why Gatsby chooses these flamboyant colors is to attract Daisy and to show off his wealth. But this becomes a hindrance when Tom starts to make fun of Gatsby and questions his tastes.
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