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    Green Light Hypothesis

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    would be around 500 nm for the colored light. The second hypothesis stated was that the full spectrum light will have a better outcome for both photosynthesis and respiration compared to the green lights results. Throughout this experiment both of this hypotheses were supported. The first hypothesis was supported because our colored ended up being533.8 nm which represents the green light. Therefore, the second hypothesis was supported because the full spectrum light did have more linear results compared

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    used in literature in order to communicate a deeper meaning of the plot. In the highly praised novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, symbols are mentioned frequently to provide insight, such as the glowing green light Gatsby finds himself mesmerized with. The green light Gatsby reaches out to catch at the end of Daisy’s dock represents he hopes and dreams he has for himself, and it is symbolic of Daisy as his ultimate goal, not only romantically, but her money and social standing. Fitzgerald

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    the light at the end of the dock signifies hope to Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald’s reason for continually bringing up the Green light throughout the story is suppose to show how important it is in the story. The first time the green light is brought up is at the end of chapter one. When we meet Gatsby for the first time, but from a distance. “he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as I was from him,” (Fitzgerald 20). The quote explains how much mystery the green light

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    does the green light symbolize?” Ultimately the reader sees it a symbolic piece in the novel. Mr. Fitzgerald has incorporated various examples of symbolism in his novel to help the reader comprehend the central idea. First and foremost green can symbolize many things like: money, hope, and a sign to proceed. Mr. Fitzgerald incorporates these meanings of green into the text because he wants to illustrate Gatsby’s desire to get Daisy. According to the text it stated, “Gatsby believed in the green light

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    Gatsby Green Light Quotes

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    The Green Light Page 21. Nick recalls Gatsby looking off in the distance at the green light: “Involuntarily I glanced seaward-and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock.” CM. Green, the color of money, serves to represent something Gatsby envies. While not yet known what Gatsby envies, the green light signifies that even Gatsby, the rich man, lusts for objects he cannot attain. Page 92 and 93. The night Daisy visits Nick

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    Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald emphasizes the color green as a promise of hope. Through Gatsby, this promise is corrupted by the means that he tries to attain it. Hope is a theme represented by the green light. Gatsby was fixated on the green light across the bay at the end of Daisy's dock. She was the green light. I saw the green light as representing money also. Green symbolizes greed in terms of money and it is significant that the green light is at the end of Tom and Daisy's dock, representing

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    Great American Dream. The novel starts and ends with a reference to the green light at the end of the dock, indicating an important symbolism. The first time Nick catches sight of Jay Gatsby, Gatsby “stretched his arms towards the dark water […] [Nick] distinguished nothing except a single green light […] that might have been at the end of a dock.” (Fitzgerald 2000:25). Fitzgerald ends the novel by again referring to the “green light at the end of Daisy’s dock.” (171). The protagonist of the novel is

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    What was the green light in The Great Gatsby? Where did it come from? Why is it near the West Egg of all places? But the main question is, what was its significance and what does it represent? There are two purposes that might symbolize this weird light. The first example is the fact that it could represent the 1920s American Dream being lost. Now, in case someone didn't read the book, at certain points in time, a green light begins to shine in the West Egg far from Daisy's dock, but after a while

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    the american dream is represented by the green light. Nick’s first glimpse of Gatsby is when we see him reaching towards the green light which is later revealed to be coming from Daisy Buchanan’s dock. The green light has then become a symbol of motivation for Gatsby, as it is a way of reaching for the impossible or for what is far way. This is later supported by Nick’s statement near the end of the novel where he says “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes

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    The glimmer of a faint yellow light illuminates from the passing firefly fluttering through the night sky. Flickers of burnt orange embers pop as the dazzling gold embellishment upon the cast iron fireplace mantle irradiate. Wafts of burning candle wax flow far and wide within the air, faintly highlighting the cheekbones of the mistress within the hanging painting. Light, a fragile source of life. Containing sparks of bright ambition that serves contrasting meanings to all it touches. A sense of

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