For people who read the Great Gatsby and don't have the assistance of our great English teacher, the aforementioned objects probably do not mean much. However, in the book they play a bigger part if they are analyzed much more carefully.
The Green Light which appears very early in the book when we see Gatsby reaching toward the light at the end of a chapter confuses readers. Why does he reach out to something so far away, and what exactly is its purpose? We then realize a bit later in the book that the light had symbolized Daisy, who was Gastby's dream. Gatsby had wanted to be with her for so long, and reaches out to the light, his dream, as he is almost there. In a way, the green light represents more than just the light that reminds him of Daisy. It represents the idea of a dream. The green light is far away from Gatsby, yet he tries very hard to be closer to it, such as our own dreams. People chase their dreams, even though they might be farther off than we thought.
The Yellow Car not only symbolizes the death of Myrtle Wilson but also the turning point in the story. For Myrtle Wilson, the Yellow Car symbolizes her way out of her relationship with George. She hates being in this relationship and runs out when she sees that the yellow car is speeding by, which eventually results in her death. However for Tom, he thought that the yellow car was a clown car and he ridiculed Gatsby for it. The very thing that Tom made fun of also ended up killing someone he had at some point cared for a little. The following day after Myrtle's death, a very important thing was to find out who was driving the yellow car. The yellow car symbolized a lot more in the story than most originally perceive. Whoever was driving that car was the person who killed Myrtle. And the person who was "driving" the car was the person who ended up dead.
The Church Steeple, also known as the church steeple Nick looked at like "Kant" was said due to the thinker Kant who, in short, was said to developed theories about morals while looking at a church steeple. Kant was a man who thought about morals. An example is if you believe that lying is bad, then you should not lie, even if lying is the best way to fix your situation. Nick ponders about Gatsby somewhat like Kant when he looks at the church steeple, wondering really, who is this Gatsby. Gatsby is a man who is mysterious, and it is not clear why he is mysterious and always hiding away during his parties. He wonders and tries to develop and idea of who Gatsby really is.
