Colors make surroundings beautiful, but they also convey ideas and symbols. For instance, the color white is representative of the idea of virginity and innocence and is also associated with women because of what the color white symbolizes. The symbolism of the color white is widely used in literature. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the color white is initially used to describe Daisy as feminine and innocent, however, as the plot continues, the color white represents how under Daisy’s pure and beautiful appearance, she is really shallow and selfish.
When the audience is first introduced to Daisy, the color white that surrounds her and her name itself are used to place emphasis on how she appears to be feminine and pure. For instance, …show more content…
She wore white dresses and even drove a “white roadster” (77). All of the white she was encased in only led people to see her as innocent and feminine. As a result, her “white girlhood” demonstrates to those that meet her that she has been innocent and feminine since she was a child.
Her name itself is also used to convey the appearance of being feminine and pure. Her namesake, a daisy, is commonly a white flower. Thus, her name may make it easier for those who meet her to see her as pure and feminine. Those who meet her are led to believe that because is named after a white flower, her personality must contain characteristics associated with the color white. However, as the book continues and the readers are become closer to Daisy’s personality, the readers see that the color white is really used to symbolize Daisy’s shallow and selfish nature. For instance, when Nick, Tom, Jordan, Gatsby, and Daisy- who was wearing a white dress- were together, Daisy was not able to plan what to do with her day. Instead, she cried out, “what’ll we do with ourselves this afternoon, and the day after that, and the next thirty years?” (118). In the quote, Daisy represents how hollow and superficial she and her life is, considering how she is not even capable of planning out one day of her life. Because of how she is encased by the color white, it is deduced that the color white is …show more content…
For instance, in a scene with a heated argument between Tom and Gatsby, Daisy is not able to decide who she loves more. She proclaims whilst sobbing and wearing a white dress, “Oh, you want too much! I love you [Gatsby] now- isn’t that enough? I can’t help what’s past. I did love him [Tom] once- but I loved you too” (132). Her comment demonstrates her selfish nature because even though she now has Gatsby, she is not able to allow herself to let either Gatsby or Tom go, regardless of who may get hurt. Because Daisy is wearing a white dress as she tells the men she loves them both, an irreversible connection is made between the color white and her selfish nature as the color white demonstrates that Daisy only cares about
When the audience is first introduced to Daisy, the color white that surrounds her and her name itself are used to place emphasis on how she appears to be feminine and pure. For instance, …show more content…
She wore white dresses and even drove a “white roadster” (77). All of the white she was encased in only led people to see her as innocent and feminine. As a result, her “white girlhood” demonstrates to those that meet her that she has been innocent and feminine since she was a child.
Her name itself is also used to convey the appearance of being feminine and pure. Her namesake, a daisy, is commonly a white flower. Thus, her name may make it easier for those who meet her to see her as pure and feminine. Those who meet her are led to believe that because is named after a white flower, her personality must contain characteristics associated with the color white. However, as the book continues and the readers are become closer to Daisy’s personality, the readers see that the color white is really used to symbolize Daisy’s shallow and selfish nature. For instance, when Nick, Tom, Jordan, Gatsby, and Daisy- who was wearing a white dress- were together, Daisy was not able to plan what to do with her day. Instead, she cried out, “what’ll we do with ourselves this afternoon, and the day after that, and the next thirty years?” (118). In the quote, Daisy represents how hollow and superficial she and her life is, considering how she is not even capable of planning out one day of her life. Because of how she is encased by the color white, it is deduced that the color white is …show more content…
For instance, in a scene with a heated argument between Tom and Gatsby, Daisy is not able to decide who she loves more. She proclaims whilst sobbing and wearing a white dress, “Oh, you want too much! I love you [Gatsby] now- isn’t that enough? I can’t help what’s past. I did love him [Tom] once- but I loved you too” (132). Her comment demonstrates her selfish nature because even though she now has Gatsby, she is not able to allow herself to let either Gatsby or Tom go, regardless of who may get hurt. Because Daisy is wearing a white dress as she tells the men she loves them both, an irreversible connection is made between the color white and her selfish nature as the color white demonstrates that Daisy only cares about