Everyone has a dream about what they want to be entitled to in the future, something that would make them happy that they currently don't have. In the novel The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald illustrates Gatsby, a wealthy man, as a character whose only dream is to be reunited with the love of his life. Gatsby is controlled, and then destroyed, by a green light that symbolizes his desire for something he can no longer have. At first, the green light illustrates the great distance between Gatsby and Daisy, and also his hope of being with her again. Nick noticed Gatsby: “He stretched his arms out into the dark water curiously, and no matter how far I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I looked out to sea – and made out nothing except a single green light, tiny and distant, which might have been the end of a pier” (21). In this quote, Gatsby physically stretches his arms across the bay, towards Daisy, at the green light and shows the symbolism between the green light and Daisy for the first time. The color green is often associated with envy, showing Gatsby's lust and envy of reliving the past and being with her again. Later in the novel, we find out that “Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be right across the bay” (149). This quote shows that the only reason Gatsby bought that house was to be able to see Daisy and hope that they would be together again. Gatsby threw extravagant parties only in spite of his optimism that one day Daisy would come to visit and they would be reunited once again. Every decision and move Gatsby makes has a reason; all Gatsby does is regain his relationship with Daisy. In the middle of the novel, the green light symbolized how...... in the center of the paper ...... our furthest arms…. And one beautiful morning...” (180). Gatsby chased illusions and ignored reality, leading to the downfall of everything he had ever wanted, Daisy's love. Gatsby's optimism that he can overcome time and recreate the past in the present has been destroyed by Daisy's rejection of him due to his suspicious past. Gatsby was not left with the love of his life, nor the green light to imagine her, but rather Gatsby was left with nothing. Gatsby was left with death. The symbolism of the green light may change over time, but it always has some time towards the love of Gatsby's life: Daisy. This is made evident throughout the novel. It begins with Gatsby reminiscing about the past, reaching out to Daisy. Then the space between them vanishes and they find each other again. Finally, not only does Gatsby not get the green light to remember Daisy, but he is also killed.mgc