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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Reach for the green light, even if you can't touch it! by Brianna Crampton

Dear All,

When you hear the words "green light," you probably think of something associated with traffic, right? Or maybe you are reminded of the childhood game "Red Light/Green Light."  Either way you think of something in motion. So, what about the green light at the end of Daisy Buchanan's dock? Have you ever considered the meaning behind that light? Does it relate to motion? What do you think?   I am so glad that my junior English teacher asked us to read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Through reading this amazing piece of literature I feel that I am in motion. I have learned to perceive, and not just see, what Fitzgerald meant with his green light, and the many other symbolic choices he created throughout the text.  I value you this work of art because it makes you think!

SYMBOLISM used within THE GREAT GATSBY:
  • "The Green Light"...The green light located at the end of Daisy's dock represents the hope that Gatsby has that the relationship he and Daisy once had will be renewed and begin again  
  • "A single green light,minute and faraway, that might have been the end of a dock." The Great Gatsby, Chp. 1

  • "Daisy Buchannan"....An actual Daisy, as in the flower, doesn't last very long. This is why florists rarely use or combine them with other flowers. Daisy "doesn't last" long with Gatsby. As soon as she realizes Gatsby could lose his wealth as quickly as he has gained it, she "wilts" on him, and decides to return to Tom. She stays "open" to him, as long as the prospect of his money "buzzes" around you.
  • "The king's daughter, the golden girl." The Great Gatsby, Chp.  1
  • "What do we plan....What do people plan? 
  • "Her voice was full of money." 
  • "They were careless people." 
  • There’s something in that voice of hers….
    The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain
    ‘Her voice is full of money,’ - See more at: http://quote-companion.com/daisy-buchanan-quotes-and-analysis/#sthash.5ZOL3Aea.dpuf
There’s something in that voice of hers….
The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain
‘Her voice is full of money,’ - See more at: http://quote-companion.com/daisy-buchanan-quotes-and-analysis/#sthash.5ZOL3Aea.dpuf

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