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lives,butmostlyGatsby'

s'

.Gatsbybelievesthathewillbeverysuccessfulandgetwhathewants,includingDaisy,ifheisrich.Hesucceededingettingmoneyandlivingalifeofluxury,butisnevertrulyrich.Heisalwayssosetonthefutureandwhatthingscouldbeifthis,orifthathappens,thatheneverlivesinthepresent.BecauseGatsbyneverlivesinthepresent,heendsupdoingthatpermanently,andbytheendofthebook,helivesnomore.WhenGatsbywasalive,heseemednevertobehappy,becausehewasneversatisfiedwithhimself;

Gatsbytriedtochangehimself.Healwaystriedtoreachforhisvision,whichisrepresentedbythegreenlight,butneverseemedtoachieveitbecausehedidn'

teverliveinthelifehehad;

Gatsbylivedinthelifehewanted.F.ScottFitzgeraldusesgreenlighttorepresenttheunreachabledreaminthefuturethatisalwaysbeingsoughtafterandwantedbyGatsby,butneverobtained.

InTheGreatGatsby,thegreenlightisvisibletomanyandalwaysdistant.Tosome,likeTom,itisjustalight,buttoothers,likeGatsby,itistheirhopefulfuture.AsTomsaidinchapterone,"

Iglancedseaward-anddistinguishednothingexceptagreenlight,minuteandfaraway,thatmighthavebeentheendofthedock.WhenIlookedoncemoreforGatsbyhehadvanished,andIwasaloneagainintheunquietdarkness"

（Gatsby26）.Hesawagreenlight.Thatisall,justalightthatmayhavebeenattheendofthedock.WhenGatsbyvanished,thisrepresentedhimapproachingandtryingtoattainthegreenlight,whichwashisfuturehesoughtafterandbelievedin.AsMariusBewleyagrees,thegreenlightrepresentshisfaith,"

Animageofthatgreenlight,symbolofGatsby'

sfaith,burnsacrossthebay,"

（Bewley24）.SincethegreenlightrepresentsGatsby'

sfaith,itishardforhimnotbelieveinitandreachforit.Inaway,thegreenlightrepresentassurance,andhereliesonit;

itishisfaith.

ToGatsby,hisidealisticfuture,hisgreenlight,isassociatedwithDaisyandsosheishisdreamthatwillneverbereached.Itislaterinthebook,inchapterfive,whenthegreenlightstartstorelatetoDaisy,becauseDaisybecomespartofGatsby'

sdesiredfuture,"

Ifitwasn'

tforthemistIcouldseeyourhomeacrossthebay.Youalwayshaveagreenlightthatburnsallnightattheendofyourdock,"

（Gatsby98）.Eventually,Gatsbywantstoarriveatthatgreenlight,graspit,anddevelophislifeintoit,withDaisy.AsMariusBewleysays,"

ForGatsby,Daisydoesnotexistinherself.Sheisthegreenlightthatsignalshimintotheheartofhisultimatevision,"

（Bewley19）.InviewofthefactthatthegreenlightisGatsby'

swantedfuture,ifheassociatesDaisywiththegreenlight,thenobviouslyhewanthertobeinhisideallifelateron.

Gatsbyneverfulfilledhislifebyarrivingatthegreenlight,hisunreachabledream,becausehewastooinvolvedinhisfuturetoworryabouthiscurrentsituation.ThefurtherandfurtherGatsbyreached,thefurtherthegreenlightseemed.Hisromanticandimpracticalfuturethathesoughtafterbecamelessandlesslikelytooccuroneday,"

Gatsbybelievedinthegreenlight,theorgasticfuturethatyearbyyearrecedesbeforeus.Iteludedusthen,butthat'

snomatter-tomorrowwewillrunfaster,stretchoutourarmsfurther...andonefinemorning-Sowebeaton,boatsagainstthecurrent,bornebackceaselesslyintothepast"

（Gatsby189）.

Gatsbyjustcouldn'

tgrasptheideathatDaisywouldnotendupwithhimnomatterhowheenvisioneditorhowmuchmoneyhehad,bynowyouknowheisnottrulyrich.

FromthedayGatsbystartedplanninghisscheduleasaboy,becausehehada"

bigfuture"

infrontofhim,untilthedaythathedied,healwayshadconfidenceofgettingwhathewanted.Heneverdidgetwhathewanted,hisgreenlight,buthebelievedinitandneverstoppedreachingforit,"

Thegreenlightissuccessfulbecause,apartfromitsvisualeffectivenessasitgleamsacrossthebay,itembodiestheprofoundnaiveté

ofGatsby'

ssenseofthefuture,whilesimultaneouslysuggestingthehistoricityofhishope,"

（Bewley21）.Gatsbywasguiltyofdreamingandbelievingtherecouldbealifebetterthenhehadatthattime,sohedidn'

treallylivethroughthatlife,inthepresent,hehadhope,thatisit.Healwaysconsistentlyreachedforthegreenlight,andeachtimehewouldreach,hewouldbepulledfurtherandfurtherfromreality,untilhewasfinallyoutofreality,andhadhislifetakenawayfromhim.