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The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Themes

Money

Money was really the cause of most of the troubles encountered throughout the novel.

This is because the reason Daisy did not wait longer for Gatsby was because he was poor while she was rich.

While Gatsby was away, Tom came into Daisy's life. Daisy decided to marry him and it worked because he too was also rich.

If Daisy had waited she would not have married Tom and Gatsby would not try to get her back and Gatsby would not have been murdered.

Polo

One way Tom Buchanan showed his wealth was through his polo team.

The American Dream

Throughout this novel, each character

was attempting to reach their

American Dream.

Most of their American Dreams,

were to have money and a family.

However, most did not attain

their American Dream.

For example, Gatsby soiled the American Dream by gaining his money through illegal dealings which in turn, did not allow him to get Daisy.

Symbols

Colors

Throughout the novel,

colors played an important

role.

As an example, Myrtle

allowed several taxi cabs

to pass them just so she

could select a lavender

colored one with grey upholstery.

The lavender represented royalty,

while the grey represented

emptiness. The taxi represented Myrtle,

as she was more concerned about outside

appearences.

Another example of color,

is green.

The color green represents envy.

Envy was represented through

the light at the end of the

Buchanan's dock. The envy was

shown, because Gatsby was

envious of Tom being with Daisy.

The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

The Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg

were present throughout the book

when something bad was happening.

The eyes were located

in the Valley of Ashes,

near George's Garage.

Such events seen by the eyes, were Tom cheating on Daisy, Myrtle cheating on George, Myrtle being murdered and Nick seeing all of this unfold while doing nothing to stop it.

The End

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