In F. Scott Fitzgeralds novel "The Great Gatsby," the green light symbolizes several different things to different characters throughout the book, but overall, it stands for the inaccessibility of the American Dream. At the start of the novel, the light symbolizes Gatsbys unwavering love for Daisy. He stands at the end of the dock gazing across the bay, reaching for the light, waiting for Daisy to come back to him. The green light also symbolizes the wealth that Gatsby believes will enable him to win Daisy back from Tom. In its largest sense, the green light represents the American Dream, which is the idea that someone from a lower-class background can work hard and move up the social ladder because American society has historically had more class mobility than other countries. However, the novel explores whether the promise of the American Dream is actually true.