In Critical Theory Today, water is presented as a symbol that can be portraying change, danger, sexuality and our experience of the womb (Tyson, 20). When Gatsby met Dan Cody for the first time it was on a yacht on a big lake (p.63), this then led to the opportunity of sailing around the continent, an opportunity for Gatsby to change is life. With this change he will also leave his parents, the safe womb that refers to the relationship with his mother, then also the danger of not knowing his own future.
In the beginning of the novel, Water is also symbolic for the distant relationship between Daisy and Gatsby. Hoping that Daisy would come to one of his parties, Gatsby bought the house across the bay of her house (p.40). The water is the boundary
In the beginning of the novel, Water is also symbolic for the distant relationship between Daisy and Gatsby. Hoping that Daisy would come to one of his parties, Gatsby bought the house across the bay of her house (p.40). The water is the boundary