The first few chapters of The Great Gatsby reveal little about the character of Jay Gatsby until chapter 3, and before then his identity is shrouded in mystery and so the reader can relate to the narrator, Nick, as he too doesn’t truly know anything about Gatsby other than he is rich.

At the end of the first chapter, Gatsby is seen as almost God-like for a moment, “our local heavens”, “stars” and “moonlight” can be associated with heaven and God himself; in a way this represents how Nick sees Gatsby as a higher power, being upper class, and like God, he’s a gigantic mystery to us. This can be linked to how the middle class aspired to be and look up to the higher class, the ideology of the “American Dream” is to build up for fortune/wealth from almost nothing, and by knowing little about Gatsby it is almost as if he appeared out of nowhere, with well-known and wealthy family he has inherited it from, it is almost like he is the embodiment of the American dream. However, when reaching out to the green light, trembling, it shows that Jay Gatsby also has his own personal desires and needs, like anybody else, showing that even though he is upper class, he still can’t have everything, and is constantly reaching out to what he truly wants. Green can be associated with many things, some being endurance, money and ambition. This may show Gatsby’s intentions and personality. That he may have been driven through pure ambition to get to where he is at and that through all he may have endured and gained (like money, a large house a mystery reputation) he still hasn’t got all he wants in life and once he does he may finally find solace.

At the start of chapter 3, a large list of events which happen in the house next door to Nick is mentioned. “Went like moths” once again show to significance of lights and eyes within the book, as it is constantly repeated. As moths are