Journal 20

In the last passage of The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald used many means of symbolism and imagery. The first thing he used imagery for was Gatsby;s house. He described it as a lonely big house that was empty after Gatsby's death. One thing that used symbolism and imagery on the most was the green light. The green light was a light that was across Daisy's house. Another symbolism he used was that of making a connection between Gatsby and the Dutch Sailors who discovered Long island. The connection he made was that that both built themselves up to accomplish something. The Dutch sailors built themselves up and became prosperous on the land they came on. Gatsby also built himself up from nothing to accomplish something. He wanted to have a love with Daisy. Nick using the dutch connection as a symbolism for Gatsby's life.