In addition to his big house, and expensive shirts signifying Gatsby's wealth, Gatsby also points out a picture of his yacht as one last attempt to convey that he is wealthy, and Daisy excitedly reacts: "You never told me you had ayacht!... Involuntarily I glanced seaward – and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away" (Chapter 1) The green light is described as 'minute and far away' which shows how it's impossible to reach. The green light was mentioned one last time by Nick in the last page of the novel, "Gatsby believed in t...

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