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• Gatsby's most admirable quality


  His dedication to his dream
• Gatsby's dream is honourable and fair
• Gatsby's dream never comes to fruition tragically
• Gatsby's dream represents the American dream which promises a better life
• Gatsby's dream is based on religion, social class, and regardless of race
• Gatsby makes a bitter effort to be equal to those of old money
• Gatsby's dream is fundamental to the man he is
• Gatsby works his way up to owning a mansion and throws large parties in the hopes that Daisy will wander in one night, but she never does
• Gatsby remains hopeful
• The green light is a symbol of hope for Gatsby
• The green light is a beacon of hope in the darkness, burning at the end of Daisy's dock across the bay
• Gatsby pursues the green light throughout the novel, letting nothing stand in his way of achieving his pure dream
• Gatsby's dream is ultimately the pursuit of happiness, and therefore purer than other characters' dreams of status and wealth
• The green light symbolises new life, spring and hope, and Gatsby continues to strive towards a new life with Daisy