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Natalija [7]
3 years ago
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10. The Great Gatsby makes use of many motifs - recurring symbols - which help reinforce

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ZanzabumX [31]3 years ago
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Longing is the symbolic theme that the motif contributes.

Option (a);

<u>EXPLANATION: </u>

The theme of a book means the main concept of the book. A symbol is only used once or in a few places in a story. Motif is the dominant idea of the story and is evident throughout the story.

Gatsby sees the green light each night at the end of Daisy's dock. Gatsby can see it hard from his West lawn. But it symbolises the hope and dreams of Gatsby that he would get his love back.

He had been longing for that love for long and thinks that he would win back Daisy from Tom once he has wealth.

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