Green lights, yellow cars, and church steeples

In the Great Gatsby, the green light represents Gatsby's dream. The green light is at Daisy's dock which is across the bay. It can be described as so close yet so far for gatsby. The yellow car represents Gatsby's attempt to live the American Dream. Being the new money, gatsby must build a reputation for himself and while he may look like a clown, he does his best to find that dream. The church steeple can be Gatsby's mansion. It relates to the philosopher Immanuel Kant who developed theories on morality while looking at the steeple. Nick was developing ideas about whether he should tell about the affairs to the Buchanans or not, thus questioning his morals.