Unrealism In The Great Gatsby Essay - 706 Words

Rachel Silliphant Silliphant 1 Mrs. Russello ENG2D1-2DB Monday November 17th, 2017 The Big Blue Eyes and the Bright Green Light Would a novel without any symbols be as interesting and effective as a novel with lots? Most likely not, symbols are like hidden treasures throughout a novel which help to convey an idea and without symbols, these themes would be harder to identify. In F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are used to develop the theme of â€Å"god is always watching over you, even through the hard times†. As well as the green light which is used to develop the theme of†¦show more content†¦Which therefore effectively develops the theme of â€Å"god is always watching over you, even through the hard times†. The eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are very important symbols in the novel but there are many other symbols used in the novel as well, such as the Green Light at the end of Daisy Buchanan’s dock. The green light at the end of Daisy’s dock is not just any ordinary light, it gives hope to Gatsby but unfortunately his hope falls through. The green light is effectively used in the novel because it helps to develop the theme of â€Å"The American Dream is unrealistic†. The light is visible from Gatsby’s house and every once in awhile Gatsby reaches out to it as if he is reaching out to Daisy like the novel states, â€Å" he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way†¦ and distinguished nothing except a single green light†(21). This proves that, the green light gives hope to Gatsby that someday he will reconnect with her again. Secondly, in the novel the theme â€Å"The American Dream is unrealistic† is developed by the green light because unfortunately Daisy and Gatsby do not end up together at the end because Gatsby gets murdered and dies, as Nick states after Gatsby died, â€Å"I found myself on Gatsby’s side, and alone†(164). This proves that The American Dream of having money and a beautiful wife was not achieved, which is related to the green light because it