Tuesday, January 19, 2010

"Green Light"

I have to agree with the critics that claim that Gatsby does not love Daisy. Maybe at one point in his life he did, but in the present time is is obvious that Gatsby wants the American Dream. As mentioned before "green" is a recurrent topic of these chapters. The color green is parallel to money. Gatsby has become obsessed with money and has done everything to impress Daisy.

Gatsby lit up his house to impress her and sent a staff member to cut Nick's lawn (which was also another mention of green) because he knew that Daisy would have view of his lawn. Gatsby's plan was to impress Daisy. He mentioned to Nick that inviting Daisy to his house was crucial because she could se Gatsby's house from there.

When it is mention that Daisy's voice is "full of money" it is exactly what Gatsby wants. This along with the statement "You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock," prove that Gatsby is finally intact with his American dream. Daisy is definintely a symbol to this.

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