The power of the sun in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby, there is a constant sensation of movement and the desire to escape. Nick, Gatsby, Wilson, Tom and Daisy all move, or intend to move. This movement not only seems to foreshadow the events recounted in the book, but also seems to lead to the conclusion that society as a whole in the 1920s was quite unstable and undergoing constant change. Not all characters move the same way, and this shows how different their backgrounds and lifestyles are. The main movement appears to be from west to east. Over the decades man is said to have progressed through the stages of evolution and towards the setting sun, or east-west. The characters move in the opposite direction of the sunsets, which seems significant to the characters' physical and psychological models. The two main characters influenced by the movement are Nick and Gatsby. Nick and Gatsby's movement in this direction shows us how their personalities and feelings change as the sun sets. There are also the various meanings that the sun has, which seem to chart or influence their near future. The sun foreshadows the actions and emotions of Nick and Gatsby, which in turn are influenced by the multiple representations the sun has. Jay Gatsby is a character who the sun influences in such a way that it becomes a symbol of his ability to direct his own will, and when put together with his dream, this gives him a sense of purpose. JimmieGatz was born in a town in Minnesota. After changing his name to Jay Gatsby, he moved to West Egg, Long Island, to start a new life centered on impressing Daisy. Here the sun represents a psychological belief that transcends time and place, otherwise known as Gatsby's dream. This means that Gatsby's dream is so important to him that the sun rises and sets in the sky, but he still does not see the