The Green Light

"Possibly it had occurred to him that the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever. Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her" pg 98. Although I don't know exactly what the green light symbolizes, it absolutely has something to do with Gatsby and Daisy's relationship. At the beginning of the book, Nick shares how Gatsby stood at the back of his house reaching out to the green light. Maybe the green light is a symbol for Daisy. It has a way of drawing people in from sea just like she has a way of drawing people towards her by her voice. Gatsby reaches out to the light like he's reaching out to her. He obviously is still in love with her; that is why he become embarrassed and doesn't know how to act around her. Ever since their reacquainting, they have pretty much picked up where they left off. As the quote states, the light seemed to be near her and now he didn't have to reach out to it since she was with him again.