In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, one of the many symbols spoken of is the "single green light." The single green light is used to represent Gatsby's hopes and dreams for the future, which is mainly to get his former lover, Daisy Buchanan, back. The use of this symbol leads the reader to understand that it is a key theme of the novel; having enough passion in trying to achieve something helps you not to lose sight of your goal. The first time Nick noticed the green light was at the end of the first chapter. Nick has just returned from dinner at Tom and Daisy's house. He was walking home from the car when he saw Gatsby standing at the end of the pier with his arms outstretched towards the dark sea --which separates West Egg and East Egg--. Nick mentioning “He stretched out his arms towards the dark water in a curious way” (25), leads us to question Gatsby’s reasoning behind his actions. Then Nick states, “I looked out to sea and distinguished nothing except a single green light” (25-26). It is clear that Nick is confused about what Gatsby does outside at night...