What Does Daisy's Mansion Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

“I waited, and about four o’clock she came to the window and stood there for a minute and then turned out the light.”(Fitzgerald 147) The green light across from Gatsby’s mansion symbolized the goal he wanted to reach for the past 5 years. Each day, he reached farther toward the light, and thus became more patient. When Daisy turned out the light in front Gatsby, it symbolized their love dying out because Jay had lost his patience with Tom. Because of his past, the agony he went through and the man he became were all leading up to his failed love with Daisy. In this book, recollecting the past teaches us that wanting to relive the past and becoming obsessed with it can lead to our downfall. Furthermore the lesson makes the experience relatable.

Seeing these shirts overwhelmed Daisy and made her think of the past. ”They’re such beautiful shirts.” (Fitzgerald 88) Daisy’s feelings about Jay came out in the form of tears when she thought about him while looking at his shirts. These feelings are later found out to be partially false and leads to Jay’s sporadic behavior.

Gatsby had fallen head over heels for Daisy and had become obsessed upon his return from the war and was determined to gain wealth. He thought he could never be replaced in Daisy’s heart so when he learned of her marriage he thought he had a chance to get her back.“ I don’t think she ever loved him,”. (Fitzgerald 152) Jay, because of his past with her, assumed he was the only man who had possession of her heart, which ultimately led to his downfall. It is obvious that Daisy was over Jay Gatsby and had moved on quickly when she did not show up to his