The Great Gatsby

Chapter 9 105

what does the green light symbolize at the end of the novel?

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At the end of the novel, the green light is representative of the future.

Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter — to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And one fine morning ——

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The Great Gatsby