Gatsby was the main theme of the story. It was about HIM and his feelings about Daisy. He loved her more than anything and that basically shows how much he risked for her and how much her opinion mattered to him. He planned everything specifically and made it seem like it was simply destiny for them to be together. He had this vision for his life and he saw Daisy in it, and he did what he could to make sure that she would be a part of his future, as well as his past. In The Great Gatsby, there is a lot of symbolism and themes. which revolve around the American dream. An example is wealth. In the Great Gatsby, this proves that wealth is not necessary to have class, and vice versa. Poverty, on the other hand, restricts decision-making and action. George Wilson, for example, can't go West with Myrtle "because he doesn't have enough money." Gatsby has a big dream and lives an extraordinary life. However, his personality is 100 percent his own. He grew up poor and it wasn't really like that. So he changed his name to distance himself from his past. The main reason he tried to move on is because of a girl named Daisy. He fell in love with her and wanted to marry her. But he couldn't because he was poor. Daisy was rich, you see. And rich girls didn't marry poor boys. This is where his dreams come from. Because he was born into a poor life, his dream was that one day he could become rich. And when he succeeds, it reflects the “American dream.” But this dream was also his downfall. It's his obsession with the past that kills him. He wanted to regain the relationship he had with Daisy in the past. He couldn't accept the fact that it was years ago and things have changed since then. He was so blinded that he didn't touch ... middle of paper ... the green light represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams for the future. Gatsby associates him with Daisy. Because Gatsby's quest for Daisy is associated with the American dream, the green light also symbolizes this idea. Nick compares the green light to how America, emerging from the ocean, had to look to the new nation's first settlers. Another example is The Valley of Ashes. It represents the moral and social decadence resulting from the pursuit of wealth. The rich basically don't care about anything except their own pleasure. In conclusion, I also see greed as a theme in The Great Gatsby. Many characters become jealous of those who have more and want it for themselves. The American dream is in decline because it is no longer enough. People always want more. more than that. They prefer a mansion to a house, money to family, etc..…