F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, describes life in America during the Jazz Age well. The Jazz Age marked the end of traditional American values ​​and a movement toward new ones. The purpose of The Great Gatsby was to show how traditional American values ​​were abandoned and how the pursuit and desire for wealth could lead to the downfall of dreams and goals in life. Happiness obtained through money is only an illusion, money has the power to corrupt and darken the mind and lead us down the path of failure and misery. Using symbolism, imagery, and personalities and character traits, F. Scott Fitzgerald manipulates language to fulfill the purpose of The Great Gatsby. First of all, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses many elements of symbolism throughout The Great Gatsby. Three examples of symbolism are the Valley of Ashes, the green light at the end of Daisy's dock, and Daisy's voice full of silver. Fitzgerald uses these three examples to describe the desire for money and its effects on people in the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald says in The Great Gatsby: “It is a valley of ashes – a fantastic farm where the ashes grow like wheat in ridges and hills and grotesque gardens…and immediately the ash-gray men rush in with lead shovels and raise an impenetrable cloud. who hides their dark operations from your sight” (23). This strange and dark description of the “Valley of Ashes” symbolizes the deterioration of moral and social values ​​in America. Wealth is at the top of everyone's list and they abandon a social culture and go to perish in ruins. Another example of symbolism would be the green light on the platform. Nick Carraway states in In the Great Gatsby: "...he [Gatsby] stretches...... middle of paper...... he asked Gatsby, 'Was Daisy driving?' » (143). Gatsby responds, “Yes, but of course I'll say I was” (143). This shows yet another example of how Gatsby would do anything for wealth or for Daisy. This leads to Gatsby's disappearance: "The driver... heard the shots... It was after we started with Gatsby towards the house that the gardener saw Wilson's body a little further away in the grass, and the burnt offering was complete” (161-162). This just goes to show that when you place wealth above all other goals, it can lead to death. In conclusion, the purpose of Great Gatsby was to show how traditional American values ​​were abandoned and how the pursuit and desire for wealth could lead to death. fall of his dreams and goals in life. F. Scott Fitzgerald was able to use symbolism, imagery, and character development to establish and achieve the goal of The Great Gatsby..