https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9 Pick 1 symbol and write a paragraph explaining how it is significant in the book en-us 2019-01-10 12:50:29 UTC 2026-02-04 02:24:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/319197630 2019-01-10 12:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/319197630 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320176903 Modern world, grotesque hell created by modern industry (Factories) which has polluted America. This can be seen through the quote, "ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take forms of houses and chimney's..." It symbolizes the spiritual desolation created by a money hungry society. A world whose inhabitants are so spiritually lost, that they worship money and wealth. This can be preserved through the quotes, " half way between West Egg and New York" showing segregation between different classes. Furthermore, it highlights the promise of happiness, hope and freedom that America gave its first settlers (American Dream) have been corrupted by the lies of greed and the emptiness of a dream. ]]> 2019-01-14 07:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320176903 fatimamahroos_c https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177063 The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg as contextually linked to the story line as it is symbolic of the abandonment of religious morality. The billboard serves as a reminder of God's watchful eyes, with a faded appearance, suggesting that the characters are no longer concerned with the consequences of their actions. "huge spectacled eyes from a billboard for an eye doctor's defunct practice. These haunting, unblinking eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg watch over everything in the Valley of Ashes."]]> 2019-01-14 07:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177063 pherwanishakti https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177218 " source of perpetual confusion to the gulls that fly overhead." This signifies that the East and west egg could be deceiving to the eyes. 
The name "East and West egg." shows contrast between the two places and how they are different. The contrast is supported by the fact that the two places were divided by a water body. 
The west egg represents " new money" whereas east egg represent "old money"]]> 2019-01-14 07:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177218 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177415 Quote: 
"The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard - it was a factual imitation of some hotel de Ville in normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden" (chapter 1) 


The mansion represents the physical  symbol of Gatsby's love for Daisy ( an  extravagant prop that attempts to woo Daisy). 
The gradness and emptiness of the 1920's boom. Gatsby's mansion signifies the American dream that people in America chase so they can live a extravagant life and sustain wealth for the future generations. People want to live in the land of opportunity to make more money and live a happy and simple life. ]]> 2019-01-14 07:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177415 mahika_sethi https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177558 The eyes of Doctor TG Eckleburg have a profound and significant presence in the book. "Over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg kept their vigil but I perceived, after a moment, that other eyes were regarding us with peculiar intensity from less than twenty feet away," are the few of the lines that Nick Carraway uses to describe the famous pair of blue eyes. This particular symbol holds substantial vitality in the book because they are a physical manifestation of spiritual and ethereal belief. Contextually speaking, the Roaring Twenties were a time of wild abandon, loose morals, and reckless behaviour. And this was encouraged by the absence of the connection people maintain to spirituality. The eyes are meant to represent a higher being - perhaps god - with his watchful gaze. They are perhaps the only external motivator for the characters to even consider the morality of their careless actions, in this time where they can't differentiate between good and bad. ]]> 2019-01-14 07:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177558 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177565 Literally, The Green Light is a beam to alert boaters that there is an obstacle they need to avoid, However for Gatsby the light symbolises a dream, his dream of obtaining Daisy. In broader terms it also symbolises the 'American Dream' as the colour green symbolises money which is significant to the American Dream. 

(Chapter 5) "If it wasn't for the mist he could see your home across the bay" said Gatsby "you always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock" 

The mist is meant to symbolise Tom and "you could see her home" is meant to symbolise Daisy. Tom is what prevents Gatsby and Daisy to properly be together, therefore he cannot "see" her clearly; in other words be with her fully. 
The green light that always burns at the end of Gatsby's dock is meant to symbolise the parties that Gatsby throws to capture Daisy's attention, they burn all night as the parties last all night long. ]]> 2019-01-14 07:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177565 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177615 the eyes have deep significance thought the novel they are a pair of fading  eyes 
painted on an old advertising billboard over the valley of ashes.the eyes represent good staring down and judging upon the american society as a wasteland.They eyes are known to symbolize a god like figure throughout the novel.Furthermore, the eyes convey a unsettling nature upon the viewer and creates scene the]]> 2019-01-14 07:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177615 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177710 " you always have a green light at the end of your dock "
"Gatsby believed in the green light " 
when reading the book you already understand that the green light has some sort of significance because of its location on Daisy's dock. However when you read further you understand that the light contains a great deal of symbolism. the light can symbolise Gatsby's optimism, and is hope to one day get Daisy to fall in love with him again, this is furthermore implemented when you can see Gatsby reaching for the light almost like he is trying to grasp, but it sadly slipping from his fingertips, this can show how Gatsby reaches for Daisy but she ends up eventually slipping from his fingertips. Also the color of the light can symbolise greed, because it is green, and green is the color of envy and greed, this is exemplified in the story because he envies Tom and the life that he lives with Daisy, Also Gatsby shows greed, because he wants to take Daisy from her husband and her daughter. 
This links to the american dream because it shows how people are constantly reaching for the american dream and strive to live it, but it can never be grasped and are never fully satisfied. For example with Gatsby, he has money and can buy what ever he wants, but he will not be happy or fully satisfied until Daisy is his. ]]> 2019-01-14 07:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177710 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177802 Jay Gatsby's West Egg mansion represents the grandness and emptiness of the 1920's boom: Gatsby justifies living in the mansion all alone by filling the house weekly with "celebrated people". This is represented in the following quote, "The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard- it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden". The above quote is narrated by Nick Carraway who describes the exterior of Gatsby's mansion. Nick lives in a so called "shack" so is amused by the ostentatiousness of the mansion. The house is the physical symbol of Gatsby's love for Daisy. Gatsby used his "new money" (that he earned from criminal activities) to create a place that he thought rivaled all of the houses in "old money" East Egg that had taken Daisy away.]]> 2019-01-14 07:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177802 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177840 Quote:- Traditionally associated with money, wealth, jealousy and ambition.

It is symbolic towards Gatsby's ambition toward not only obtaining money and wealth but also obtaining Daisy back into his life through the help of his ostentatious mansion and wealth as well as his parties. Relates to the American Dream as a vast amount of the American Dream consists of obtaining wealth and status which both can be obtained as they are symbolized in the color green.

Also sources Gatsby's jealousy for the fact that he could not obtain Daisy from Tom and make her admit that she never had feelings for Tom which she surely cannot do and that triggers Jay and results In his ambitions recognized to be to vast resulting in his thoughts to dim just as the green light 

]]> 2019-01-14 07:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177840 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177906 The eyes of the doctor represent as if god is watching over the workers in the valley of ashes. The eyes fading away can show that the workers are on the right track and they don't need anyone to watch over them, and it can mean that the workers are selfish and don't care whether or not someone is watching over them, and this can mostly be seen during the jazz age.

]]> 2019-01-14 07:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177906 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177922 "A fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys"
This describes a farm with all of these amazing features such as gardens and hills and houses, except that it is filled with smoke and ash instead of grass fields and fresh air which is the exact opposite of what a farm should look like. This symbolizes that that farm is actually similar to hell or the underworld where everything is negative and grotesque. This is also shown in the title "The Valley of Ashes" as it is similar to a popular phrase/name for hell, which is "The Valley of Death". ]]> 2019-01-14 07:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177922 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177966 Green light plays a significant role in the book as it is associated with the corrupt "American Dream". The American Dream started around the 1920's. It was an opportunity for individuals having the rights to achieving their potential. The green light symbolizes Gatsby's hopes and dreams for the future. As mentioned before the green light is associated with the corrupt "American Dream" similar to his love for Daisy. As it was corrupted because he had fallen in love with the idea of Daisy. ]]> 2019-01-14 07:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320177966 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178031 Quote: "But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg.
The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic – their irises are one yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose. Evidently some wild wag of an oculist set them there to fatten his practice in the borough of Queens, and then sank down himself into eternal blindness, or forgot them and moved away. But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days, under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground."

The Eyes of Dr TJ Eckleburg represents God in the story. As, the story's set in the Jazz Age, a time where the rich became really rich, and the poor became really poor. This was a time where the ban on alcohol was lifted, and was a time of lavish parties, and people were drifted away from God at that time, and abandoned spirituality, which is why the colors of the billboard along with the eyes painted on it are dimmed and faded. ]]> 2019-01-14 07:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178031 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178073 Quote: "If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home across the bay." -Gatsby. 
East Egg represents old money, and West Egg represents new money. Both Daisy and Tom were born into wealth and are perceived as classy and elegant aristocrats. Throughout the novel, they tend to have condescending views towards those who live in West Egg. This can be seen with the exchanges between Tom and Gatsby.   

In addition the Jazz Age was a time where lavish and ostentatious parties were held, and their was an excess amount alcohol consumed, Gatsby's mansion link to the Jazz age where the economy boomed and the rich had many houses such as his. ]]> 2019-01-14 07:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178073 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178096 Quote:

But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic - their irises are one yard high. They look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistant nose. Evidently some wild wag of a oculist set them there to fatten hi so practice in the borough of Queens, and then sank down himself into eternal blindness, or forgot them and move down away. But his eyes, dimmed a little by many pointless days, under the sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground - chapter 2

Symbolism: 

The eyes of Dr. Eckleburg symbolize the eyes of God looking down of the moral decay of the people. Since Dr. Eckleburg no longer practices within the area and has supposedly left, it symbolizes how God left the life of people in the roaring 20s. The color blue symbolizes tranquility and sadness - the emotions felt at looking at the dismiss of the American Dream and all moral values. 



Junitta ]]> 2019-01-14 07:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178096 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178135 the green light shows optimism, foreshadows how jay is trying to reach daisy through the green light in her house. However, he fails and daisy ends up with tom. ]]> 2019-01-14 07:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178135 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178157 Gatsby's mansion symbolises the American Dream. He lives is a mansion all by himself. Gatsby justifies living in it all alone by filling the house weekly with "celebrated people." His mansion is a physical symbol of his love fo Daisy. Gatsby used his "new money" to create a place that he thought rivaled the houses of the "old money" that had taken her away.]]> 2019-01-14 07:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178157 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178162 "It was a rich cream color, bright and there in it’s monstrous length with triumphant hat-boxes and supper-boxes and tool-boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth of wind-shields that mirrored a dozen suns.” 

The yellow colour of Gatsby's car symbolises his extravagant wealth and makes him stand out from the general public. However, the negative connotations from the word monstrous foreshadows the tragic event of Myrtle's murder. 
The lexical field portrayed by the words supper, "terraced with a labyrinth" and "rich cream" can symbolise how Gatsby lives his life with everything in the luxury field. The colour yellow can also display the "corruption" or illegal activities through which Gatsby has obtained his wealth. ]]> 2019-01-14 07:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178162 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178208 Quote: ""The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard- it was a factual imitation of some hotel de ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under on a thin bread of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden' - Chapter 1
Explanation:
His mansion is a facade that Gatsby hides behind- his is truly lonely and uses his house to welcome high status and respect in West Egg. The grand representation acts as a physical representation of the love that he holds for Daisy, an extravagant symbol.
This further links back to the American Dream and how owning the most expensive house and living a luxurious life was the best form of acceptance in the roaring twenties.]]> 2019-01-14 07:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178208 emer_kearney https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178304 Gatsby's mansion symbolizes wealth and the "American Dream". The mansion is described very elegantly and shows how rich Gatsby's mansion is. "Some Hotel de ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn and garden." This quote goes into great detail of the richness of Gatsby's mansion and gives a clear picture in the reader's mind of how this ideal "American Dream" mansions looks like.]]> 2019-01-14 08:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178304 https://padlet.com/emer_kearney/cic0o5n9w2i9/wish/320178539 "If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home across the boy". said Great Gatsby. This tells us how Gatsby could see the house and figure out how much power or potential Tom has. "You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock" (chapter 5). This tells how Gatsby has an eye on the money as the green light represents the money and the 'American Dream' with that he also has an eye on Daisy mainly and because of his eye on Daisy he is observing Tom and his wealth. Because of Daisy, the green light represents Gatsby getting jealous over Daisy.
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