Symbolism of the American Dream

The significance of symbolism within Fitzgerald's critique of the American Dream in "The Great Gatsby" is to tell us that there's hope in life as represented by the green light. The eyes in the Valley of Ashes are the eyes of "God" which could see all of the lies and know what's truly going on. The Valley of Ashes is found in between of both rich locations because it represents what the rich had to go through in order to become that wealthy. They had dirty jobs, a type of job that is illegal, to earn that money.