A symbol is defined as something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship , association, convention, or accidental resemblance. In the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, he uses the green light, the East and West egg, and T.J Eckleburg to show how the American Dream is present and affects each of the characters.
             The American Dream is different for different people, but in The Great Gatsby, for Gatsby, the dream is that through wealth and power one can achieve happiness. The green light symbolizes Gatsby's American Dream. Gatsby has spent his whole life looking for something better. "So he invented the sort of Jay Gatsby that a seventeen year old boy would be likely to invent, and to this conception he was faithful to the end (pg. 29)." Gatsby was so determined to make a better life for himself, that he invented up someone he would like to be. He did this all for money, success, acceptance, and Daisy. Yet, no matter how much he acquires he never feels complete. Even when he has his large house full of interesting people and all their attention, he still longs for Daisy. He created in his dreams for the future a place for her, and he will not be content to have that gaping hole. The green light suggests about the American Dream is that the American Dream is not material possessions, although it may seem that way. Gatsby only comes into riches so that he can fulfill his true American Dream, Daisy. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter-tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther (pg.158)..." In this quote Nick is connecting the green light to all people. For everyone has something that they long and search for that is just off in the distance.
             Fitzgerald uses the word careless a lot in describing most of the people and events in this book. There seems to be n
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