Hope In The Great Gatsby

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In the book “The Great Gatsby,” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, love is displayed as something within reach but ultimately lost forever, something pursued and desired. Love is a symbol of hope, and it is expressed throughout the entirety of the novel by the way in which Jay Gatsby loves Daisy completely. He is persistent in his efforts to win her over again. Their last night together gives him hope that he can. The way Myrtle believes Tom can change her life is by bringing her into a higher social class symbolizes a sense of hope in the novel.
In the book “The Great Gatsby” hope is brought about by the shared past between Gatsby and Daisy. Daisy and James Gatzfall fall in love with one-another in 1917. Their relationship lasts for about a month,
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Daisy is nowhere to be found because of her being recently engaged with Tom Buchanan. Tom and Daisy have a green light at the end of their dock and rear of their house. The green light symbolizes hope for Gatsby. Gatsby decides to never give up hope of getting her back. He goes on to acquire a lot of wealth and fortune from selling liquor. While this might seem coincidental to others, Gatsby bought a house across of Daisy’s house “but it wasn’t coincidence at all… Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy could be just across the bay” (Fitzgerald 78). He purchased the property on West Egg that was directly across the Sound from Daisy’s on the East. This green light was at the end of Daisy’s dock, and it was a symbol of hope for …show more content…
Scott Fitzgerald’s use of symbolism in the “The Great Gatsby” shows a strong sense of hope in the novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald of Gatsby’s endless love for Daisy helps readers to see why Gatsby has an extraordinary gift of hope which later convinces him to purchase a house across the bay from Daisy. Hope is displayed in Myrtle’s dreams of being with Tom, and she never stopped believing that he would deliver a better life for her. In conclusion, in the novel “The Great Gatsby” love exists as a symbol of hope, hope that would make a person do

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