American Literature / Unit 15 AML 1408 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Green Light and the Valley of Ashes
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The idea
A green light at the end of Daisy's dock is the thing Gatsby reaches toward across the water, and the valley of ashes is the grey industrial waste between the mansions and the city where the Wilsons live. One image is longing and the other is the cost.
In practice
A green light, a valley of ashes.
Where people slip
The two images divide the novel's world.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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