What is the theme of The Great Gatsby?
I believe that the theme is that money is not something that will make you have a great legacy. I think this comes mostly from Gatsby because in the book Gatsby uses his money to throw large parties and to try and win back his love. But, this does nothing for him. In the end because of everything he has tried to accomplish with his money he ends up dying. All of his actions end up digging his grave for him. This shows that money will not make you have a great legacy. Gatsby was a rich man but when he died he did not have many real friends who thought that his life was great.
Why did the author title the book The Great Gatsby?
I believe that it was titled this because it was based off of Gatsby's interpretation of himself. Gatsby's main goals were to be great and he wanted everyone to idolize him. But, in the end the only person that stuck with him was Nick he didn't really have anyone else. Gatsby thought that he was great and that everything he had done in life was amazing when in the end he was a failure. He lost his love and his life instead of being great.
Did Daisy love Tom or Gatsby?
I believe that Daisy loved both of them. She loved Tom for his money but she loved Gatsby for his personality. Yes, Gatsby ended up having money in the end but in the beginning when he and Daisy first fell in love he was poor and did not have the money that Daisy wanted. This is why I think when Daisy met Tom she fell in love with him because she had all of the money she ever wanted. Even though Gatsby has money as well I don't think that she will accept that he has it now because he didn't in the beginning. Also Tom was the first one to show her money so therefore I believe she feels more protected by his money. I think Daisy loves them both for different reasons.
What does the green light symbolize throughout the book?
I believe that overall it symbolizes jealousy and envy. When it is first brought up in the beginning of the book it symbolizes Gatsby's envy of Tom because he has Daisy. The light is at the end of Daisy's dock and the color represents Gatsby's jealousy. In the end of the book I believe that it symbolizes Nick's jealousy of Gatsby. Nick loves Gatsby's life from the beginning when he first meets him. Nick looks up to him so therefore in the end when it talks about Nick and the green light I think it is based on Nick's jealousy of Gatsby
