The Meaning Behind The Green Light In The Great Gatsby

Introduction: How’d He Do That? Memory, symbols, and patterns are important tools to have and use when reading literature. Memory allows the reader to connect what they are reading to something they have read, seen or heard before, and helps them to see similarities between them and draw their own conclusions. Symbols allow readers to find the deeper meaning in what they are reading and help them avoid merely reading what is on the page. Finally, patterns teach the reader what to look out for and focus on. If something is mentioned several times throughout a piece of literature, chances are it’s important and the reader should focus on that. With complicated literature, it is often difficult to maintain focus on what is important and what you should remember, however, patterns help the reader to shift their focus on what is important. By analyzing and discovering the deeper meaning behind the green light in The Great Gatsby, I was also able to gain an extensive amount of knowledge about Gatsby’s character. The green light on the end of Daisy’s dock symbolizes Gatsby’s version of the American Dream, which mostly …show more content…
In literature, a vampire, ghost, monster, or a human could have the characteristics needed to make the novel follow the guidelines of a vampire story. Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson, is one such example of vampirism. The book follows the true story of a serial killer who lives in Chicago. Much like a vampire stalks his victims, so did Mr. Holmes, the serial killer, hunt his victims. He used the building of the world’s fair in Chicago to mask his murders and ensure that nobody would discover him. Most of the time, his victims were young women who were easy to overpower and kidnap. This also follows vampirism due to the fact that vampires are attracted to youth and feminine