Great Gatsby  
Passage Analysis  

Context​: Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald published in 1925, six years after WW1. 
The post war society was named as the “jazz age” or the “roaring twenties.” Things such as alcohol 
prohibition , organized crimes, gambling were rising. The concept of the American Dream has 
also arose and it ended up splitting the upper and lower class The concept of the American 
Dream was to gain wealth by whatever means necessary. There was a huge separation between 
the wealthy and rich after the American dream arose which lead the a materialistic society and 
how it can lead to decay.  

Passage Analysis #1 

Summary​: This passage is the introduction of the Buchanan’s to the reader. It basically describes the 
characters of Tom and Daisy from Nick's point of view. NIck is visiting two of his old friends. Toms is his old 
friend from college and Daisy is is second cousin. N this passage, he describes the Buchanan’s personality 
and it’s done through Nick narrating. They talk about their personality and how that reflects on their wealth.  
Characterization​: ​Tom’s personality who’s that he loves to show off his wealth and is arrogant towards 
other who are superior to him. The use of racial slurs he uses towards African American. Or less wealthy 
than him. He also tends to surround himself with those kind of people who are less superior to him, just to 
show off his wealth.  
In line 6~7. Tom describes two old friends whom I scarcely knew at all. This connects with the truth and 
plastic friendship. Tom and Nick knew each other from Uni however, you can see the time has progressed 
and each individual has become wealthier. Nick was invited by Tom so he can feel more superior. The Bond 
has drawn apart. He was invited to make tom feel more superior when we will be able to see in the further 
line.  
Nick​ says: line 15: “Two shining arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face and gave him the 
personality of always learning aggressively forward. This tells us that Tom's personality is arrogant, as in he 
is always caring about him and only himself. He uses the word dominance and aggressive to show us what 
exactly he appears.  
Tom​ says: line 24-26): “ Just because I’m stronger and more of a man than you’. This shows how Tom is 
trying to prove that he now is the rich one after they went to collage together. This symbolises Tom’s 
personality because he strives to be superior than others and he talks about how he stronger and more of a 
man. He intimidates Nick even though they were very close friends, nwo it has deteriorated.  
Nick:​ “while we were in the same senor society, while we were never intimate, I always has a impression that 
he approved of me and wanted to me to like him with some harsh, defiant wistfulness of his own.” He talks 
about the past. Nick is beginning to doubt him . The Idea of superiority.  
Diction​: line 32; “He belonged to demaine, the oil man. “He turned me around again, politely and abruptly. 
‘We’ll go inside’. The commanding use of diction. ​Tom​ says: “I've got a nice place here” he said, his eye is 
flashing about restlessly. This shows us furthermore on how he is showing off even though the money he got 
is inherited and he is classified as“old money” Creates superiority and intimidation as he in confronted by 
Tom.  
​Theme​: Wealth can blow the lines between true and plastic friendship. This means that some people will be 
around that certain person because of their wealth. This is Same for the wealthy people who around 
themselves with people they are not friends with (plastic friends).   

 
  

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Passage Analysis #2  

Summary​:​ ​This passage is the introduction of nick's cousin , Daisy Buchanan and her friend Jordan Baker. 
Nick enters this magnificent looking room with curtains laying around. Than Tom, Daisy's husband kill the 
scene.   
Theme:​ People aren't who you seem they are  
​Characterization: 
Daisy may seem like a likable person but she is actually a shallow person and is cliche of how rich people 
were back in the 1920s it the jazz age. It's clear Gatsby is blinded by her true self and focuses on her good 
side. This extract is important because its an introduction to a character, Daisy who associates with Gatsby. 
This extracts portrays Daisy in a way Gatsby sees her. Perfect, pure, beautiful and an angel like figure. By 
describing Daisy with adjectives and verbs that make her good amazing character tricks the reader into 
thinking daisy is a definition of a perfect, flawless character.  
Euphony​:​ “low thrilling voice”. use to describe Daisy’s talking. Low and thrilling uses “l” that creates a 
interring effect and create longer sound.  
Sibilant​:​ ​“bright passionate mouth” or “singing compulsion”. Daisy's voice can be described as strong “s” not 
harsh but as peaceful and smooth transitions. 
Personification​: “ I must have stood for a few moments listening to the whip and snap of the certain and 
groan of a picture on the wall…” The groan of picture on the wall and the wild died out are portrayed it be 
alive. Tom killed the lively ness of the curtain  
Color​: ​Fitzgerald uses color a lot in the beginning such as “we walked through a high hallway into a bright 
rose-colored space, fragile bound into the house by…” “wine colored rig” The color white was used as 
symbolism, imagery. White is a pure and clean color. But this relates to Daisy that she is portrayed to be 
beautiful person. Her name is a name of a flower that is white. It's ironic that she’s not who she is. She not 
pure and shallow  
White​:​ ​is used to describe Daisy. Her dress is white and their dress as ripping and fluttering. She was 
wearing a beautiful white dress. Rippling and rippling sounds soothing (onomatopoeia)  
Repetition​: bright and exciting things are repeated  
Simile​:​ ​“making a shadow on it as windows on the sea”. It real it’s back to the movement of the curtains and 
then the movement of the certain is compared to the flag and it pulls the attention to Daisy. Second, making 
a shadow on it when wind doe sit on sea. Describes how certain are creating shadow. Its unique because it 
creates a image in a personas mind.  
Anaphora  
Imagery: “ It was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down as if…..” This imagery allows the reader 
to imagine how her voice sounds like. Nick is feeling us that its a one of a kind voices and you can't forget 
because its catchy Or charismatic  
Setting​: “ the windows were ajar, and gleaming white against the fresh grass outside….” (2-5) this is also 
imagery because they are describing how the curtain is al over the room and the reader can feel the wind is 
blowing against them and the curtains are being wild. Gives a majestic feel like a grand opening.  
 
  

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Passage Analysis #3  

 

Summary​:​ Dr. T.J Eckleburg is used as symbolism of God in the Valley of ashes. T.J symbolisms that he is 
always watching. Your actions are always being judged. This is typical for this book to set this symbolism in 
the vary of ashes posed from the other wealthy areas. This shows the idea of profited of the needs and wants 
of the people living in the valley of ashes, where the poor people live.  
Valley of ashes= dumping ground for the deteristic of the materialistic society  
Diction​: the word ashe is described as “farm where ashes grow” “ ash grey men” this portrays the scale of 
decay and how big this decay is by referring to a lot of things. 
- “Ash grey men who move dimly and already crumbling through”  
- The crumbling shows how the men and people who live are feeble and full of despair  
The color grey is referred to as dark and gloomy.  
  
Valley of ashes​: all the things are described as ashes. “Where houses were ashes take form of houses and 
chimneys. It shows the sale of decay. “Ash grey men who move dimly already crumbling” saying crumbling, 
the men and people who live here are full of despair  
Juxtaposition:​ ​valley of ashes is a juxtaposition because valley has a denotation just as green fertile life and 
ashes is referred to as grey and dull.   
Oxymoron/irony: “fantastic farm” this is far away from fantastic. Despite this suffering they are 
romanticizing.   
Symbolism​:​ Dr. T.J Eckleburg is a billboard in the Valley of Ashes. He is symbol side as God. He is always 
watching you ( the eye of Eckleburg) You are always being watched by him. This show the idea of wealth. T.J 
Eckleburg is a wealthy man who profited of off the needs and wants of the people living in the VOA. He took 
advantage of them. Wealth is overriding factor of everything. People are simply judged on peoples faces.  
 
T.J eckleburg  
His eyes are blue and his glasses are yellow. He uses vivid color which is kind of wired because this vivid 
color stands in the middle of the valley of the ashes. A grey and gloomy society and a billboard stands in the 
middle with the colorful sign also shows how the rich are shown as for colorful and lavish compared to the 
grey dul life in the valley of ashes. It's out of place because it was set by a rich person. It symbolises the rich 
and the wealthy.   
The fact ​that TJ eckleburg look out implies that everything that the wealthy do is stare and look at the valley 
blankly. “ pair of spectacles which pass over non-existent nose” the speckled are for making your vision clear 
but actually the people in the valley are invisible and the wealthy cant see those people. This is sort of ironic. 
“Dimmed a little by paintless” this shows how the wealthy cant see this side of the world  
symbolism  
  

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: ​Garage​:​ ​Two men are going to pick up Myrtle. Separates the working class. Garage symbolisms work and 
hard work. Idea of wealth doesn’t look at hard work but parties. The garage looks at hard work and gaining 
some sort of income.  
 
Diction​:​ ​“dust-covered wreck of a Ford”. He uses negative contagions. The dirtiness associated with not 
being wealthy and creates the contrast between the working class and the wealthy.  
He also uses diction that refers to the vision “ obscure sight” “eternal blindness” “can stare” all these relate 
to vision by continuously repeating it, it emphasises the motif that there is always a consistent stare. The 
wealthy always aware and seize the situation that's in front of them, but they ignore them as if they are 
blind. This links to the theme that the underclass are forgotten and ignored by the riches.  
 
American Dream: ​the american dream separates the wealthy and poor and in this passage it’s clear that 
the rich cant see this because of the representation of T.J eckleberg on behave of all the rich people.  
 
Tom Buchanan:​ ​He symbolises the wealthy social class in this novel and this passage you can see his 
arrogant and violent behavior. This symbolises the wealthy upper class. “When nick is literally forced “ he is 
dominating and powerful of other people. he says “were getting of” “I want you to meet my girl” this line is 
commandant. Tom is self centered and does not consider other people's feelings.   
 
Characterization/George Wilson:​ ​He is described as blond, spiritless man, anemic and faintly handsome. 
Creates the idea of working class and how they are looked down. “Light blue eyes” create a sadness but 
emphasize the idea of hopelessness and inferiority and fear. Cute and small figured. Focuses more on his 
inferiority. Inability to provide income.  
Message: The underclass are neglected  
Undercast is neglected by the rich  

 
 
 
 
 
  

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Passage Analysis #4 

Summary​ :​ this passage talks about one of Gatsby’s parties. THis is all through Nick's point of view and 
this passage heavy focuses on how the Jazz age of was like through the use of Imagery, symbolism, simile 
and color. This Is passage it describes his lavish parties that shows how life was lie in the 1920s .  

Simile​: line (2) “men and girls can and went like moths among the whisperings and champagne and the stars. 
This shows that the people are drawn to alcohol just like moths are drawn to bright light.

Simile ​: ​His Rolls-Royce became an omnibus, bearing parties to and from the city between nine in 
the morning and long past midnight, while his station wagon ​scampered like a brisk yellow bug to 
meet all trains. 
Fitzgerald uses another insect ​simile here to show how fast Gatsby’s station wagon, which 
isn’t so nice of a car, was to leave when he had parties.​ His Rolls-Royce became a bus for 
transportation on the weekends demonstrating his flashiness and “new wealth” at his house. The 
station wagon can also be compared to the people who attend Gatsby’s parties because many of 
them end up leaving after a short period of time. 

Imagery: ​His description of the bar scene at the beginning of chapter 3 is a perfect example.  
Line :24 ​“ floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside”
He image of spectral cocktails essential serving themselves both emphasizes Gatsby’s enormous wealth
(“permeate” — these rounds are in plentiful supply), and lends the party an air of mythic unreality — these
are not just ​parties​, they are the ​Platonic ideal of​ a party.

The author is portraying Gatsby's house as a place of wonder and luxury which makes Nick want to go there 
as anyone else would just bu human nature. Nick describes the party briefly and gives a description of what 
happens at these parties and it seems the reader that he's hosting a sort of “cheating party” for men to see 
their mistress  
 
Symbolism​ : the color​ blue​ also symbolises sadness when it says” in his blue gardens men and girls can and” 
the color blue is represented as sadness and describes that it's just filled with whispers   
 
Yellow​: ​That the music is described as ​yellow​ is curious, but it makes sense given that Fitzgerald links the
color with wealth. Alcohol was, after all, banned under the Prohibition Act and yet the wealthy are
surrounded by it during Gatsby’s lavish parties.

Oranges and lemons​: ​Oranges and lemons – bright citruses – stand for Gatsby’s  
vitality, youth, and drive in life In the 1920s, produce was difficult to keep fresh, and so the 
mountain of oranges and lemons also illustrates Gatsby’s wealth. 
  

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Diction:​ ​Alcohol flowing through the party from words such as spill, and swell and phrases such as “glide
on through the sea-change of faces.” Like alcohol, Gatsby’s guests flow with ease through his party.

Theme: ​The theme is about society and class ​ (line 15) “ enough coloured lights to make a 
christmas tree of gatsby’s enormous garden   
Gatsby’s parties reveal the luxurious lifestyle of the “new money”. He is willing to exhibit 
his wealth for everyone to see. The party displays the fulfillment of the american dream. Gatsby 
purposely throws flashy parties to catch Daisy’s attention somehow hoping she would notice the 
lights across the gulf. 
(Line: 23-24)​ already the halls and salons and verandas are gaudy with primary colors, and hair 
shorn in strange new ways, and shawls beyond the dreams of Castile” 
This passage shows the contrast between the showy wealth of “west egg” to the poverty of 
the “valley of ashes” because this passage makes it obvious that the people at this party do not try 
to hide their wealth whereas the in the valley of ashes there seemed to be an unspoken secrecy 
about the lack of wealth there. the word “gaudy” suggests things that are flashy, loud, and 
wanting to be seen, showing that these people want others to see how much money they have and 
they are not embarrassed, rather they are proud. and the fact that the “halls and salons and 
verandas” are colorful shows that this party stands out, and is meant to highlight the wealth of it, 
and the person throwing the part (Gatsby). this is a contrast to the ashy hues of the valley of ashes 
(a less wealthy area) where people and blend in rather than stand out, suggesting that people do 
not want to face the poverty of the people there nor do the inhabitants want to highlight it. 

Line 25:​ “Until the air is alive with chatter and laughter, and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten
on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other’s names”
This passage, people – most notably the women – are in their own world, not interacting with
each other and only caring about themselves, which Fitzgerald suggests is the default attitude to which
people from the upper class resort around others of the same social standing. Also, the people are
pretending to do the stuff that they believe high class people are supposed to do, as if there existed an
unspoken set of rules which they must follow in order to seem like they belong in the aristocracy.
  

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Passage Analysis #5 

Summary: ​In this Passage, we get to know Gatsby’s mansion in for detail and through this we get to know a 
bit more about him Gatsby himself and his American Dream . The passage was written through direct 
narration and first person point of view in the past tense. In this passage is talking about how the American 
Dream tumbles short in reality how it was portrayed to be. This passage uses vivid description, figurative 
language and direct characterization. So this is gatsby's ball dance society class  
 
First: ​Gatsby is a new vogue rich seen in line 1-2 when nick describes gatsby's bedroom is the only part of 
the house where no one gets to see and his room is anything but pretentious. It describes that his 
extravagance persona is only front that he puts up. This is backed up in line 16-18 where he has shits for any 
occasion like “shirts with stripes and scrolls and plaids in coral and apple-green…” this represent the scripted 
aspect of gatsby's life and the fisad behind that he hides  
 
Color​:​the use of color such as “pure dull gold” instead of “pure gold” further shows us that Gatsby isn’t part 
of the old money society and that the he made his own money. ( new money) color to symbolize gatsby’s 
status/wealth  
Line 14; he tries to make himself belong to the elite crowd which represents that he wants them to know he 
has a lot of money to buy the latest fashion. He Belongs in their exclusive circle  
Alliteration:​ “Shirt’s of sheer linen and thick silk with stripes and scrolls” This emphasizes the urban dance of 
fabric. This also symbolizes materialism and to be accepted, one must have wealth, this supports so dirty and 
class determination. One must have an abundance of wealth  
Indirect characterization:​ ​Fitzgerald shows that both Gatsby and Daisy have emotional conflict within 
themselves of one another. Lines 5-9, we can see the shift of Gatsby from embarrassment to wonder. With 
meeting Daisy, that he dreamed for 5 years, he didn't know what to make of it.  
Characterization​:​ line 19, fits describes Daisy like “to cry storm all.” This describes an emotional storm in 
her after meeting him for a long time.  
Gatsby: He realizes that the reality isn’t as great as the expectation. He needs to face the reality and 
not the fictitious Daisy he is dreaming about.  
Line 28-30: “the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever” represents how 
Gatsby himself droughts his own happiness because she isn’t the perfect resemblance of allusion that 
Gatsby as build up in his mind.  
Line: 16-18) “ he brought more and the soft rich heap mounted and faint orange shirts with stripes 
and scrolls and plaids in coral and apple-green and lavender…” this can represent the scripted aspectof 
Gatsby's life.  
Symbolism:​ Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship is coming to a downfall. Because she is a married women  
  

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Line 20 and 21; how Daisy feels about greatsby. Her shallow obsession. How she truly feels about 
the past. She regrets not wanting for Gatsby.  
Mood: ​line 23: “outside Gatsby’s window it began to rain again” reflects the current mood. How diays feels 
regretful.  
Symbolism/Green light: ​ line 26,​ talks about the​ ​green light​:​ the green light is Daisy and that the mist is 
covering the green light. This can represent hoe Gatsby’s thoughts are clouded because the mist acts as a 
barrier despite the fact that Gatsby’s dreams are achieved.  
The water symbolize the gap between Gatsby and Daisy.  
Situational irony​: Because once gatsby achieved the thing that was hard to get, he doesn’t know where to go 
with it now.  
Tone shift​:​ the passage started as happy and bubbly but ends with sorrow and disappointment. This 
particular passage is the turning point of idealism of the novel with Gatsby's wishes being fulfilled but the 
reality of it. The American Dream is not as good as what the people are trained to be.  
Theme:​ ​American Dream tumbles short than reality of how it was portrayed to be different.  
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

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Passage Analysis #6 

Summary​:​ In this passage, Daisy comes to Gatsby's party, his dream girlfriend . In this passage it's only 
Gatsby and Nick talking after the party has ended. In this passage he believes he can attain Daisy. Gatsby 
tells Nick about his past and when they had their first kiss. He thinks Daisy will choose him. All of this is 
through Nick's perspective.  
Theme​:​ when you go after a single dream, Which is the “American Dream” you become more gullible and will 
be stuck in the past. That’s why the American dream is unattainable. This theme is conveyed through, the 
use of diction , repetition, metaphor and symbolism  
Diction​:​ How Gatsby’s dream is unattainable and a myth. Line 6: “ he broke off and began to walk up and 
down a desolate path of fruits rinds and discarded favored and crushed flower” Nick uses these words 
“desolate” “discarded” “crushed” to describe how Gatsby is heading towards a path of doom and discovering 
that his dreams are crushed and unattainable.  
Line 30: “at his hips has she blossomed for him like a flower and incarnation was complete” He uses 
incarnation. This is described as something complete. Incarnation is how something has completely changed. 
He changed from James Gatsby to Jay Gatsby. Daisy completely changed his personality. This incarnation is 
“confused and disorders” after he had changed from Jay Gatsby, his life was getting more confused. This 
demonstrates that nick believes how Gatsby's dream has made him more gullible and be is just heading 
towards doom.  
Repetition​:​ The motif of past is repeated. Line 4: “just as if it was 5 years ago” Line 8-9: “you cant repeat the 
past, of course you can” it’s always talking about the past. Throughout the idea of past comes out and the 
fact that Gatsby talks about the past in line 9 it shows how Gatsby is determined and he says this in a 
assertive way. This also shows how he is blinded and stuck in the past.  
Stars and moonlight:​ line 7, “the sidewalk was white with moonlight” and line 20 “bus tough among the star” 
It shows how gatsby is reaching for the green light but its so far away.  
Metaphor​: stars and moonlight. This metaphor comes up in the novel several times and it describes how 
gatsby is trying to reach for this green light and it’s just too far away. Uses this metaphor to describe how 
unattainable his dreams are.  
Symbolism​:​ ​the weather and season are used to describe how Gatsby’s dreams are dead and being blinded. 
This shows the human relationship between each other. The weather shows how the relations are going 
with the character. Line 16” “one autumn night” Line: 19: “two changes of the year” Its raining, but they they 
start to relax, there barriers start to fade away. The rain stops.  
Line 16: Autumn has a connotation of betting ready for an end and coming for a harsh winter. This Is gatsby's 
flashback and it says one autumn night which refers to how its turning into to winter from Autumn. The 
season autumn has a connotation of something getting to and end and getting ready to face this harsh 
winter. Line 18 “now it was a cool night with at mysterious excited . “incomparable wonder” is shown how he 
is blinded and the believe in front of him which supports the theme how when you go after a certain dream 
you become more gullible and get stuck in the past.   
To conclude,​ the use of diction, repetition and symbolism of weather conveys the message fo going after a 
single dream can make you gullible and make you blind which will lead you to disaster.  
  

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Passage Analysis #7 

Summary​:​ This is the ​falling action​ of the novel. After Myrtle has been hit my the Gatsby’s car when 
tea-Reggie Wilson comes in and blames Gatsby for the Murder of her wife. He pans a revenge by shooting 
him and then at the end shoots himself (committing suicide) . In this passage Gatsby has realized his dream 
has failed when daisy chooses Tom over him.  
Theme: is the falseoffication of the American Dream. American Dream is not whats its portrayed to be. So 
the overall theme of the passage is the realization is that American Dream is merely a lie.   
Diction​:   
Description​: Gatsby has given up on his dream. Line 10: nick quotes “I have an idea that Gatsby himself 
didn’t believe it would come, and perhaps he no longer cared” the use of diction creates a pessimistic tone 
and looks at the hopelessness of Gatsby. “ he no longer cared” this means that it results him in no longer 
caring about the American Dream.   
Imagery​:​ line 16: “ like that ashen, fantastic figure gliding towards him through the amorphous trees” this is 
used to describe the movement of George Wilson when he enters Gatsby’s mansion to shoot him. The idea 
of “fantastic” relates to chapter 2 used in “fantastic farm” this is referred to as wilson and his continuous 
effort.   
Characterization​: Gatsby now sees the reality. “New world a material without being real” he feels as if he is 
in a new world. Gatsby has always been in a different world than everyone else because he believed that his 
dreams would come true. So in this new world, he realizes that all the material he has, doesn’t make him 
happy and prosperous in any way. He realises that he is now emotionally empty. He had never payed 
attention. It ended him becoming lonely.  
Simile​: ​“like a fantastic figure” wilson coming from the valley of ashes has abandoned all the sense within 
him and become this emotionally empty.  
Metaphor​: lin 15: “poor ghosts” are people who are striving to attain the American dream through 
materialism and wealth. Poor describing their emotion wealth, who have devoted their life to the American 
Dream. Fitzgerald uses the word “poor” (ad) to show how the American dream can only need to someone’s 
emotion poverty. This I because they are too devoted and are being blinded and looks the actual happiness.  
 
End: his death was not important to anyone.Chauffeur just ignored about the shots and he never cared the 
safety of Gatsby.   
Line15: “A new world, material without being real” this is descriptive and relates back to the American 
dream and the materialistic and objectives of the American Dream. There is no feeling towards this 
materialistic society.   
Line 23: “ the faint barely perceptible movement of water as the fresh flow or one…” this describes how 
gatsby’s death of just a minor thing. The pool water was rippling and the fact that the water movement was 
so faint is a metaphor because it had a minor significant.  
Line 30 “ an the holocaust was complete” Gatsby and Wilson are described as the holocaust ( sacrifice) there 
sacrifice for the old and rich which her to and Daisy. All the three characters who die are from a poor 
background. And all of them Diego the upper class can live and no one takes responsibility for their death.  
  

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Symbolism​: line 14: “ He found what a grotesque thing a rose is and how raw the sunlight was upon the 
scarcely created grass” It's interesting that he used rose because the rose is a symbol of beauty and love. In 
this case, it's ironic because the rose is grotesque. This shows that the beautiful things in life will always have 
to die off one day. Grotesque = deteriorating.   
Tone​:​ pessimistic words are used to show how the American Dream is actually just a dream and a myth that 
is deteriorating.  
End of the passage, Gatsby and Wilson both die. This shows how they both had the same sort of rate. Shows 
the rate of the lower class who sacrificed.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

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Passage Analysis #8 

Summary​ ​:​ This is from the end of the novel. Nick observes Gatsby's mansion before he leaves for New 
York. At the end as Nick is more mature, he reflects upon his experience and the American dream is just a 
myth and a dream.  
Symbolism​:​ “ the grass on his lawn had grown as long as mine” This symbolizes the social difference/division. 
Gatsby's grass was well cut and darker. Symbolizes wealth. And the grass is now the same length and raged. 
It means that now Gatsby is dead, there is no social division between Nick and Gatsby. Now Gatsby is at the 
same level as Nick or maybe lower.  
Line 12: “huge incoherent failure of a house once more” gatsby's mansion doesn’t fit in with the surrounding. 
This means that Gatsby has failed to blend in with the West Egg people. Second, its metaphor more how 
Gatsby has failed his social failure. He wasn’t able to fit in and act as “old money” The main purpose was to 
move close to Daisy. The fact that the mansion is a failure is that his house represent how Gatsby failed to 
pull Daisy away from Tom.  
Serves how American Dream was failed for Gatsby and is just a myth  
Metaphor​:​ American Dream is corrupted. Line 16: “mos Tom the big shore places were closed now and there 
were hardly any light except the shadowy, moving….” This line shows how across the shore used to be the 
green light, symbolizes his ambition and dream but now its gone and abolished and replaced by a fairy boat.  
This links to the original settlers. These settlers saw this new world and colonised. There dream was to 
conquer this new land. But they didn’t consider the consequences and lend to the disruption of the future. 
The Dutch settlers and Gatsby's dream have a link because both were striving to attain some sort of dream 
but they didn’t know how corrupt it was and at the end they ended in a failure. After they settled, America 
was never able to return to the past. It could never hold the capacity for opportunities of success and 
prosperity that once they had. Now it's impossible to return to the past.  
 
Gatsby​: line 24: “I felt Gatsby wonder when he first picked up the Green light” green light= Daisy. “ Nick 
quotes , “he had come a long way to this blue lawn…..” all these hardship he went through, he was so close 
but at the end he failed. Gatsby’s hopes and dreams ended as failure because it was only in the past, not 
within his reach.  
This American Dream lasts year by year until his death.  
Line 30: “tomorrow we will run faster, stretch our arms farther,,,” it shows how we continue to chase our 
dream like Gatsby's but one fine morning, we will come to the realization that this is just a myth.  
Main message ​is in the last line, “we beat on, boats against current, borne back …” even if our dream 
are unatanalde we will still pursue our dreams, this boat is a metaphor for looking back and the past and go 
against the current by attaining it.