"The Great Gatsby" was written in 1925 by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

What Is the Green Light?
The famous novel The Great Gatsby was written in 1925 by F. Scott Fitzgerald. One of the main characters in the book is Jay Gatsby, a man living next door to the narrator Nick Carraway at West Egg, Long Island. Gatsby often stands in his garden and watches a green light far away in the distance, on the other side of the water. What significance does that green light have?
The green light is mentioned three times in The Great Gatsby. The first time is on page 16, when Nick sees Gatsby stand in his garden, watching something. When Nick turns his head to see what Ga…