most like himself; Gatsby. Both Nick Carraway and Jay Gatz hail from the mid-west,

where morals and the right way of getting ahead are instilled into them. They travel to

New York, where the morals are paper-thin and everything seems turned upside down.

The saps with morals stay in the ashheaps while the careless, foolhardy upper society do

what they please. Nick stays true to the mid-west morals of an earnest, hardworking

living while Gatsby tries to be just like the others on East Egg. Nick says this of him,

"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.

It eluded us then, but that's no matter-tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms

further.....And one fine morning-" (189). A central theme of the novel I think, is the idea

that people aren't satisfied with what they have, they are always going further and further,

never knowing when to stop, and always striving for that bright star that "seemed so close

that he could hardly fail to grasp it." (189).

To Gatsby the green light symbolizes Daisy, Daisy in a way represents her peers in

They don't care who's house they party at, they are wild, unbridled, and reckless

Once Gatsby achieves his dreams and Daisy is now seeing him on a regular basis,

says to Tom, "You're revolting, do you know why we left Chicago? I'm suprised they

Tom is a good example of not knowing when to stop. He was born into wealth

not shine only for Gatsby, Myrtle was no doubt caught by this beacon in Tom. To Myrtle

stumbles into the library where Owl Eyes is admiring Gatsby's books, "It's a bona fide

back to Tom and everything straightens itself out, and even when they were in Chicago we

satisfaction. He knows that Daisy is the answer, and she is represented in the light. In a

she would be his completely. I do not think that he knew when to stop.

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Approximate Word count = 2016
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)