The Great Gatsby is regarded as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s greatest masterpiece and one of the finest American novels in the 20th century because it was able the capture the mood and characteristics of the Roaring Twenties. One of the ways Fitzgerald was able to capture this time period so successfully was because of his use of color as symbolism, which helped to portray common characteristics of people in this time period. Using color as symbolism helps the reader to analyze the characters in the novel, and too see them at more than face value. Throughout the novel, the color green is used to reveal deeper insights into Gatsby’s character. Fitzgerald uses the color green to symbolize Gatsby’s money and how he uses it to impress people. Gatsby
