Imagery/symbolic use is found extensively throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. Three specific images are frequently used to represent specific characters and/or distinct messages. The three images found are the green light, valley of ashes (ash heaps), and the eyes of Dr.T.J Eckleberg.
             The green light in The Great Gatsby can be interpreted on many levels. Most evidence from the novel suggests that the green light represents Daisy.
             The reader is first introduced to the green light through Gatsby's eyes. As he stretches his trembling arms towards the green light, we know that most Gatsby is most likely doing so with longing and awe. Reaching for the untouchable, possibly the unattainable. This is where Daisy lives. Gatsby longs to belong to the world in which his love Daisy lives. Daisy represents his admission and acceptance into the world of the upper "moral" class.
             On another level, the green light represents the American Dream. The American Dream represents materialistic wealth and success. However, Gatsby manipulated the American Dream to suit his desire to have his dreams, and materialistic wealth/success twisted together. The Greenlight is a symbol of this manipulation because green is a mixture of blue and yellow. Blue representing Gatsby's dreams, and yellow representing wealth/success.
             Finally, the green light can be viewed as symbolic of America when Fitzgerald was writing. It was a period in American history when all things appeared possible. The country was growing and prospering. There was an appealing vitality to the country. America was a new country and was the land of opportunity. The green light symbolizes Gatsby's obstacle, which, when completed, would grant Gatsby the fulfillment of dreams.
             The valley of ashes located between the two major business cities of North York and West Egg. The valley of ashes is the place where no morals exist.
             The color gray in the novel represe...