Exploration of the Great Gatsby – Symbols

Symbol	3 quotes from the book that support the symbol	3 moments when the symbol appears	Major characters that the symbol is connected to	What the symbol is representing	Important things that the symbol reveals about characters and ideas
Water	we were to see the grounds and the swimming−pool, and the hydroplane and the mid−summer flowers but outside Gatsby’s window it began to rain again There was a faint, barely perceptible movement of the water as the fresh flow from one end urged its way toward the drain at the other. Gatsby, pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets, was standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes.
Eyes
The colour White
Yellow and Gold
The green light