Gatsby Read
The Great Gatsby F.S. Fitzgerald, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998 F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is rich in symbolism, which is portrayed on several different levels in a variety of ways. One of the most important qualities of symbolism within this novel, is the way in which it is so fully integrated into the plot and structure. Some of the
symbols are used mostly as tools for characterization such as Wolfsheim's cuff links, Gatsby's huge library of uncut books, and Tom's repeated gesture of physically pushing other people around. Other symbols such as Gatsby's car, symbolizing material wealth in America and its destructfulness, have a function in the plot as well as a more abstract significance. However, the major symbols such as the valley of ashes, the green light, and the east and west, are filled
with meanings that go beyond the plot, and truly capture Fitzgerald's theme of this novel; the The corruptive effect of wealth is shown by the conflict between......
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