Color Symbolism In The Great Gatsby

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In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald he uses many color symbolism throughout the book and movie as well.In our art piece we tried to represent the color that meant the most to the characters in the great gatsby. The color green is used several times with many meanings like life, wealth and hope. The light also symbolizes his hopes and dreams and for daisy with his his successes as well as the American Dream. Our painting shows the docks and how the green light always glowed but was still to far away for Gatsby to ever get to. The art shows Gatsby standing at the end of the dock as the green light shines brightly at night, and how he hopes he will one day be able to come closer to the light. The American dream in the book is represented

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