Thoughts on the End

- I was disappointed that Nick was unable to interact with Daisy after the accident, and after Gatsby's death. I wanted to know what she would have said about Gatsby, maybe reveal how she truly felt about him. I guess it makes sense though; Daisy was nothing more than a dream for Gatsby, a being that was above him in every way, and she could not be bothered to attend his funeral. Nick comments that she is careless, but I believe she was a product of her society, and had no other idea of how to act.

- Nick's new found disgust with the East shows what Fitzgerald thinks of the rich Easterners and their ideals. The idea that none of the Mid-Westerners, Nick, Jordan, Tom, and Daisy, would never be able to fit in with the Eastern society is a comment on society as a whole, how different groups are always striving to climb the social ladder, only to find out that there is nothing but pain and sadness once reached.

- The green light. A symbol for the American dream, what Gatsby hopes to one day reach. Riches and Daisy are his goals, and despite never getting closer, his continuous optimism makes him believe he can obtain them. Gatsby himself is a symbol for the hollowness of the American dream, that having all the money in the world doesn't matter. One can convince his or herself that they are happy, but the American is only happy when he or she no longer has to strain themselves for it, like Gatsby on the boat with Cody. That was the only time Gatsby felt truly satisfied with his life, while the rest of his story is a commentary of his failures to reach that high place again.