This shows that he was focused and struggling for hope. “…as far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling” (10) . Fitzgerald is trying to show Gatsby's desperation for an urgent and intense desire for hope, which we later understand is Daisy. Eventually the passage reaches the green light, which is the basic symbol used for hope. The green light can be seen as Gatsby's motivation, just as in a traffic light the green serves to realize his hope. Although the fact of being at the end of the pier shows that it feels so close, yet so