The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald - 1408 Words

The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald encounters challenges within different social classes, specifically amongst the rich and the poor. During the early 1920’s, a persons’ social class would heavily impact how their daily lives were structured. In the novel, Gatsby’s character originally comes from a poor family, and he maneuvers his way up the social hierarchy in order to impress the girl of his dreams, Daisy Buchanan. Daisy on the other hand, was born into a family of wealth, which is a result of her never having to work for her societal reputation. Daisy’s attitude also reflects her social status and this continues to unfold as her character develops. In The Great Gatsby, the motif of color reiterates itself on numerous occasions,†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"You always have a green light that burns all night at the end of your dock† (Fitzgerald 92). In this passage, Gatsby is talking to Daisy about her house and how he can see it every night. This shows the reader that Gatsby pays very close attention to Daisy and he notices subtleties about her life. The fact that Gatsby knows the light where Daisy lives burns all night means that he has stayed up at least once watching the light all night long. Gatsby’s persistence to win Daisy over is evident in this passage and he wants Daisy to see how much he desires her attention. This whole image Gatsby has in his head of himself and Daisy is truly unrealistic especially because she is married and Gatsby knows that. Gatsby will wait up all night long gazing at Daisy’s dock light, yet she does not reciprocate the same intense emotions that Gatsby is pouring out to her. His unattainable future remains, as he still attempts to win Daisy over, even though she is already married to someone else. Gatsby believes in this green light, in a similar way that he believes in Daisy; that she will leave her husband in order to spend the rest of her days with Gatsby. The gr een light shines all night and Daisy is present all day, this represents the amount of time Gatsby spends thinking about Daisy, which is all day and all night. In addition to the color green, yellow, shows the symbolism of Daisy’s ignorance and attitude towards society. Daisy knows that Gatsby is all over