I am so upset. Why did this have to happen?! I won't spoil it for anyone, but that is such a tragic ending to The Great Gatsby. Something that caught my attention was the way F. Scott Fitzgerald concluded the novel. I feel like it was a good quote to end on. Nick said that "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future. . .to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms father. . . .And one fine morning. . ." (Fitzgerald, 180). I believe that he is talking about the past and the future at this point. The green light symbolizes the future. When we "run faster" and "stretch out our arms farther" we are using our energy to reach a goal or a dream that we have for our future. I believe that Nick is trying to explain how hard it was for Gatsby to reach his dreams. He worked and put all of his energy towards them. This is a good way to conclude the novel because it gives the reader something to think about. It made me think about what my dreams are and how much effort I am putting forth to achieve those dreams.
I am also confused as to what the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg symbolize? They are brought up a couple times throughout the novel, and I do not really know what they mean.
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