https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht en-us 2020-12-11 14:43:00 UTC 2024-05-26 18:15:31 UTC hello@padlet.com madison_branham1 https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1009905857 "He stretched out his arms...Involuntarily I glanced seaward-and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been at the end of a dock"(Fitzgerald 21).

As Gatsby reaches his arm out towards the green light, it shows his desire to reach it. This symbolizes how he is so close to Daisy, like he is to light, but he can't quite reach it or in reality get Daisy.]]> 2020-12-11 14:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1009905857 madison_branham1 https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1009928785 "If it wasn't for the mist we could see your home across the bay. You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock"(Fitzgerald 92).

In this statement, the readers make the connection that one thing the light symbolizes is Daisy as it is at the end of her dock. Therefore, we reflect on the quote on page 21 and realize that he was attempting to reach Daisy.]]> 2020-12-11 14:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1009928785 madison_branham1 https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1009946420 "Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever...now it was again a green light on a dock"(Fitzgerald 93).

At this point in the novel, it seemed as if the significance of the light had vanished because he thought he had Daisy. There was no longer any desire or longing for her by staring at the light.]]> 2020-12-11 14:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1009946420 madison_branham1 https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1009978073 "And as I sat there brooding on the old, unknown world, I though of Gatsby's wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of Daisy's dock. He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it"(Fitzgerald 180).

On the last page of the book, Fitzgerald expresses his views on the American Dream as the light symbolizes Daisy(his dream) and how close Gatsby was to her. However, he failed to have her in the end which shows he didn't believe that the dream was achievable.]]> 2020-12-11 15:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1009978073 madison_branham1 https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1010005436 "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us"(Fitzgerald 180).

Similar to the previous quote, Fitzgerald concludes his idea that the green light symbolizes the American Dream and Gatsby's failure to achieve it. However, he also shows that Gatsby truly believed in the Dream and that he could achieve it. The American Dream seems to give people a false sense of hope that they can have anything/anyone they want according to Fitzgerald and that as years pass it is becoming harder and harder to reach these goals.]]> 2020-12-11 15:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1010005436 madison_branham1 https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1010026604 The green light seems to symbolize the American Dream and how it gives people false hope. It is often desired, however, it is unachievable.]]> 2020-12-11 15:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/madison_branham1/jymkwbdfc3xxbeht/wish/1010026604