Fitzgerald uses these symbols to represent his true, literary voice. ... In showing this Fitzgerald uses the symbol of a single green light on the tip of daisy's East Egg dock. ... One symbol in witch this is shown is that of the "Eyes of Doctor T. ... The 1920s were a time of great American corruption, greed, materialism and immoral values of the upper and middle class. ... Scott Fitzgerald uses the symbols of: Daisy's Green light, Gatsby's wild parties, and the "Eyes of Doctor T. ...

• Word Count: 619
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Fitzgerald paints a vivid portrait of a land ruined by greed and wastefulness. ... Fitzgerald uses the " Valley of Ashes" to portray, the corruptiveness of wealth, it leads to a life of materialism and purposeless spending and ends in, the ugliness of the "Valley of Ashes", a symbol of wasted life and wasted land. ... In the Great Gatsby the monochromatic world, known as the "Valley of Ashes," is really a symbol of both a wasted land and exhausted people of an industrial society. ...

• Word Count: 453
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Significantly all the characters pass through this " valley of ashes, " a symbol of the unfertile wasteland they inhabit. ... The novel uses Gatsby as a symbol of corrupt society contaminated with greed. ...

• Word Count: 555
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

As well as the green light Fitzgerald drops other symbols like the valley of ashes. ... The biggest symbol is the rise and fall of Gatsby's and Daisy's relationship. ... All these symbols have literal and inferential meanings. ... All of the symbols were present in both the film and novel. After reading and watching The Great Gatsby the main idea that comes to everyone's mind is the fact that Gatsby and Daisy's relationship fell about, because of money, power, and greed. ...

• Word Count: 1186
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Nick arrives as an innocent soul, who eventually gets tangled up with the greed, love, and competition of the Eggs. ... The Film, The Great Gatsby, is a great source to see the symbols of locations and how it affects people, especially because of the visual effects. In the movie, one can easily see the physical differences in location and the symbols that come with them. ...

• Word Count: 1111
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School