So, after they parted ways, Gatsby stopped at nothing to gain the wealth which he thought would bring Daisy back to him. When they first met, Gatsby couldn’t be with Daisy because he couldn’t support her as he came from a poor family. Because of this, I also believe that Gatsby is what is described by Foster as a Faust. Fitzgerald integrates symbolism into the heart of the novel so strongly that it is necessary to read the book several times to gain any level of understanding. Scott Fitzgerald presents a novel with intricate symbolism. He has immense power and control over others. Symbolism in The Great Gatsby In The Great Gatsby F. Wolfsheim’s disturbing nature and Nick’s distrust of him leads me to believe that Wolfsheim is symbolic of the Devil. After Nick asks him about his cufflinks, Wolfsheim exclaims, “Finest specimens of human molars” (Fitzgerald 72). During this time, Nick learns a lot about Wolfsheim, much of which leads him to have an unsettling feeling about the mysterious man.
As Foster mentions in How to Read Literature Like a Professor, the three meeting over dinner is a form of communion. When Nick first sees Gatsby, he describes, “he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in …show more content… While going out for dinner with Gatsby, Nick meets Meyer Wolfsheim, one of Gatsby’s associates. Gatsby lives in West Egg while the love of his life, Daisy Buchanan, lives in East Egg with her husband, Tom. One of the first and most prominent symbols in The Great Gatsby is the green light Gatsby sees every time he stares across the bay. As the story continues, each of the characters affects one another as their fates intertwine. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald uses multiple symbols and allegories to show the mental and physical struggles each character faces. Nick ultimately ends up living next to a mysterious man known as Gatsby whom he knows almost nothing about. Show More The Great Gatsby, by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, follows the story of a young man named Nick who moves to Long Island seeking fortune.