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Themes
The Roaring 20’s
The American Dream
Class (Old Money, New Money, No Money)
Past and Future
Symbols
The Green Light and The Colour Green: Symbol of Gatsby’s hopes and dreams, representing everything that haunts and beckons Gatsby.
The Eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg: Haunting waste of past, eyes of god that see everything.
The Valley of Ashes: Dismal ruin of people caught between the people of New York and West Egg.
East and West
Gatsby’s Mansion: Grandness and emptiness of the 1920s boom and a physical symbol for Gatsby’s love for Daisy.
Context
1920s boom, divide between old and new money
Literary Devices
Irony