Analysis of Symbols Used in The Great Gatsby
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Central department of English Education
Abstract
The present study entitled “ Analysis of Symbols Used in The Great
Gatsby” aimed to find out the symbolic uses of the words and phrases in
the novel The Great Gatsby. The symbols were extracted purposively by
using the theoretical tools of symbolism and analyzed within the context
of occurrence. The research study was based on the library research and
the study followed the norms of qualitative methods of data analysis
within the form of ‘words’ and ‘phrases’. After analyzing the symbols, it
was found that Fitzgerald reinforced various personal and private
symbols in the novel. Different colors, characters, places, events, seasons,
gestures etc. are used as symbols. Color symbolism are highly focused.
Among those symbols the green light is found to be the most influential
symbol in the novel.
This study consists of four chapters. Chapter one deals with general
background, review of related literature, objectives and significance of
the study. Chapter two includes methodology of study sources of data,
sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data collection
and limitations of the study. Chapter three consists of analysis and
interpretation of the collected data. Chapter four discusses the finding and
recommendations based on the analysis and interpretation of the data that
are followed by reference and appendices.