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Questions in The Great Gatsby tagged with "Symbolism"

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  What does the green light symbolize to Gatsby? To Nick?

  Posted by alegnasmoot on Dec 7, 2009 at 08:01 AM

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  What is the function of the symbolism in the Great Gatsby?

  Posted by bookworm-bev on Nov 1, 2009 at 02:16 PM

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  What is the weather like in chapter 7 of "The Great Gatsby?" What does it symbolize?

  Posted by christato71 on Oct 4, 2009 at 09:23 AM

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  What do New York, Gatsby's parties, weather, time, and the faded timetable showing the list of guests symbolize?

  Posted by blu3-muzik-8 on Aug 21, 2009 at 10:55 AM

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  Give two points about how one symbol or character in The Great Gatsby is a reflection of the author himself or of the jazz age.

  Posted by melody311 on Apr 9, 2009 at 04:37 PM

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  In The Great Gatsby, what does Gatsby's car represent?

  Posted by hammer9 on Mar 1, 2009 at 09:53 AM

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  What does the Valley of Ashes symbolize?

  Posted by foreigner on Feb 26, 2009 at 04:21 AM

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  In The Great Gatbsy, why is Jay Gatsby wearing a bathing suit when he dies?  Is there any symbolism there?

  Posted by pito156 on Feb 25, 2009 at 10:25 AM

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  What is the importance and symbolism of the clothing Jay Gatsby wears in the novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald?

  Posted by pito156 on Feb 22, 2009 at 05:56 PM

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  Where is the Plaza Hotel, and what does it symbolize?

  Posted by kamerir on Feb 18, 2009 at 02:14 PM

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  “An important meaning of the Valley of Ashes is that it represents how it will end for the people of West Egg and East Egg.”

  Posted by windfaller on Feb 14, 2009 at 01:19 PM

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  In The Great Gatsby, what is the meaning of the ladder that Gatsby imagines he saw in the blocks of the sidewalk?

  Posted by tlbdolphin on Feb 8, 2009 at 10:02 AM

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  For what do New York City, the valley of ashes, West Egg and East Egg stand in The Great Gatsby? In which way are they different from each other?

  Posted by vivid on Jan 28, 2009 at 01:16 PM

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  What is the theme/conflict and symbolism in chapter 5 of "The Great Gatsby"?

  Posted by tom79 on Nov 11, 2008 at 05:34 PM

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  In "The Great Gatsby", what is symbolic about the "valley of ashes", and "the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg"?

  Posted by dominique-turner0509 on Sep 22, 2008 at 10:49 AM

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  In  Chapter 5 of "The Great Gatsby," why is Gatsby dressed in a gold tie and silver shirt?

  Posted by undertaker on Sep 7, 2008 at 01:52 PM

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  In "The Great Gatsby," what is significant about the Klipspringer song?

  Posted by papo on Mar 18, 2008 at 10:55 AM

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  What is the significance of rain in "The Great Gatsby"?

  Posted by butterfinger296 on Feb 3, 2008 at 02:00 PM

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  Is weather used symbolically in "The Great Gatsby"?

  Posted by butterfinger296 on Feb 1, 2008 at 04:10 PM

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  In chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby, why does Fitzgerald emphasize the heat?

  Posted by britisback on Jan 20, 2008 at 09:30 PM