Topic > The Great Gatsby - 1009

Through the chosen quote, Fitzgerald reveals the vital ideas of the American dream to show how it has been dominated due to the adoption of materialism and industrialization, and so on; underlines the materialistic aspect of the American dream which leads to disenchantment and misery. Additionally, the implementation of different colors allows the color symbolism to show the destruction of the American dream. At the end of the story, it is Nick's last night in West Egg, Gatsby is dead, and Nick finally realizes the truth about the American dream and the American dream. about life. Looking more closely at the quote, we read: “Gatsby believed in the green light”, the green that symbolizes the distant American dream. By using the word "orgiastic," meaning sexually excited, to describe the future, Fitzgerald reveals Gatsby's hopes and desires; the pinnacle of life that has not yet materialized. Instead his future “recedes before us” because from year to year Gatsby wants to go further and further away, he continues to try to reach this American dream and therefore believes he is closer and closer to reaching it. The shift to the first person in the use of the word "we" appeals to everyone in society because, just like Gatsby, we are all looking for something we cannot have, we all experience dreams that are nothing more than simple dreams but, for some reason , we try to make them reality. And even after continuing to fail “we will run faster, stretch our arms farther” hoping for something great to happen; essentially, we will continue to hold on to this free air and continue to try. By adding “one fine morning” Fitzgerald emphasizes that Gatsby's dream is dead. And one fine morning we will wake up to reveal the truth behind the American dream... it is nothing more than... half a paper... burning from the inside out, and left along the valley of ashes. Fitzgerald, implementing the expression “ghostly heart,” also suggests the dangerous and destructive nature of love (95). In a comprehensive analysis, the quote ties back to the concept of manifest destiny (we are destined to expand across the land and God gives us guidance) and shows how that phase, that mindset, will never end. We, as a country, will always desire more of what is ours and always expand our culture. The green light also symbolizes greed and the future of Americans, and how if we continue to live this way without seeking change, we will end up in the valley of ashes, under the eyes of Dr. Eckleburg, who is the representation of God. So don't we can escape his eyes, because he sees everything; therefore we cannot free ourselves from these religious acquisitions, but we must be aware of the existence of nature.