In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, there is a great deal of symbolism throughout the novel. Fitzgerald uses many elements of scenery and actions to symbolize different aspects of life. For example He uses the green light on the end of Daisy's dock as a symbol of hope for Gatsby. Fitzgerald also illustrates what the American dream has become through Gatsby's life and engagements. Finally, Fitzgerald uses the "Valley of Ashes" that separates New York city and West Egg as a symbol of the foul dust that clings to success. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses all of these symbols to convey Gatsby as a metaphor for the frustration of American Idealism in the face of the modern, industrialized world.
             Fitzgerald uses the green light at the end of Daisy Buchanan's dock to symbolize many thing in the novel. To Gatsby, the green light is a tangible symbol of his dream to be with Daisy once again. Green is the colour of hope, promise and renewal. Gatsby hopes that one day he will be with Daisy again because he has finally acquired enough wealth to be worthy of her company. Fitzgerald illustrated the image of green being a symbol of hope, "...the old island that flowered once for Dutch sailors' eyes–a fresh, green breast of the new world."(Fitzgerald 182) Gatsby's problem is that in America, his dream or vision, can only be materialized by getting enough money or wealth to bring it into arm's reach, and once you get all the wealth and riches the dream becomes corrupt. Corruption occurs because while fighting to acquire the wealth, you loose sight of the dream or you forget the real meaning of what you are fighting for. The green light is Gatsby's hope for a life with meaning rather that the shallow one he is leading now. "...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 l
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