The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald - 1330 Words

The famously written book, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, provides many details, which help to provoke the meaning behind this narrative. The use of symbolic objects helps to connect the significance of the story on a deeper level and eventually reveal its literal meaning. Many symbols portrayed throughout The Great Gatsby, such as the green light, the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, Gatsby’s Mansion and the weather help to uncover one of the main themes–the American Dream. First, the green light located at the end of Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s dock, in East egg, plays a considerable role in Gatsby’s life. In chapter 1, we first encounter Gatsby’s attraction with the green light. When Nick Carraway sees Gatsby for the first time, he†¦show more content†¦The color green maintains a more promising effect as opposed to the color red or yellow, therefore giving Gatsby hopefulness for the future. This color also signifies Gatsby’s mai n objective in life–money. With money come ambition and jealousy, which also implies societies appeal and the superficial hopelessness of achieving the common theme of the American Dream. Second, perhaps one of the most well known symbols of this book, as well as in literature, are the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg. The billboard, overlooking the Valley of Ashes, is up to promote the business of an eye doctor (Dr. T.J. Eckleburg). The eyes, which make up the advertisement, watch over the main characters as they pass underneath on their way into New York City. These eyes observe as Tom carries on his disloyal affair, as Gatsby drives Nick into town to meet Meyer Wolfshiem (man who fixed the world series), and also these eyes observe the yellow car and the individual who ran over and killed Myrtle Wilson. In chapter 8, Wilson affiliates Eckleburg’s eyes to the eyes of God. After discovering Myrtles affair with Tom Buchanan, Wilson articulates to Myrtle: â€Å"God knows wh at you’ve been doing, everything you’ve been doing. You may fool me, but you can’t fool God!† (Fitzgerald 159). This indicates how strongly Wilson feels about the â€Å"eyes† and the correlation between God’s judgment and Myrtle’s affair. Adultery is seen as a sin