Symbolism The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is full of symbols and motifs. By looking deeper into these symbols you will discover the abstract and intangible themes and messages portrayed throughout the novel. The green light at the end of Daisy's pier, as well as TJ Eckleburg's eyes looking over the Valley of Ashes, and the discrepancy not only between the characters of East and West Egg, but also between the social class and standard of living at which they adhere to. By uncovering all of these symbols and exposing them in their true light, one can gain a better understanding of the messages that F. Scott Fitzgerald is revealing. The confusion within The Great Gatsby can be deciphered and clarified. The green light represents everything to Gatsby when he moves to West Egg. The green light that Gatsby loves to look at from his home across Long Island Sound represents his unattainable dream and his dark future. “Gatsby believed in the green light, in the orgiastic future that year after year recedes before us. Then it escaped us, but it doesn't matter – tomorrow we'll run faster, we'll stretch out our arms more... And one fine morning- So we row on, boats against the current, carried carelessly back into the past” (Fitzgerald 189). This excerpt from Nick Carraway on the green light focuses on the past as the future is too sinister to imagine. All hope is lost, but one day the dream may come true, everyone has something they want that is just far away. Gatsby moves east in search of Daisy; in doing so he acquires the availability for money, success and acceptance. It is evident from the fact that he needs all these characteristics before he can successfully reach Daisy and that is all he wants them for... middle of paper... get rid of things and creatures and then they retreat into their money or in their great carelessness, or whatever it was that held them together and let other people clean up the mess they had made…” (Fitzgerald 187-88). Class and social structure symbolize the physical composition of the Eggs. Long Island Sound is the barrier between people and their wishes, dreams and desires. Many early novels describe ideas and thoughts that are sometimes confusing and even unjustified. The symbolism present throughout the novel can be used to discover the main premise the author is writing about. Comparing their true value with each individual character can help reveal the invisible and dark characteristics of the most complex and composed characters. Turning to symbolism is the most effective way to try to discover the morals of the author represented through the book and its characters..