In life, colors can represent more than we think. Colors can reveal how someone is feeling and are an important factor in literature. Often, authors hide deeper meanings and themes in the colors they choose to use. In F. Scott Fitzgerald`s jazz age novel “The Great Gatsby”, he tells the story of a man named Jay Gatsby who desires to marry a girl named Daisy Buchanan. It tells of Jay`s struggles to win Daisy`s heart from her husband and overcome the social class barrier. Throughout the story, color symbolism plays an essential role.
At the beginning of the story, many things are described in as white. White stands for morally unblemished and honorable (Huber). Because white stands for morally unblemished, or innocent, it is used in the beginning …show more content…
Green stands for hope, and at times jealousy (Huber). The most prominent association with the color green is that of Gatsby`s hope for having Daisy. When Nick looks out at Gatsby`s backyard view, he “glanced seaward and distinguished nothing except a single green light” (Fitzgerald 25). The green light is at the end of Daisy’s dock. Gatsby had purposely bought his house to have a view across the bay of Daisy`s house, therefore making the light a symbol of how much he wants Daisy. Later in the story, the body of water that had the green light is referred to as “the green sound” (Fitzgerald 112). The whole sound grew to be green, symbolizing how Daisy is Gatsby`s whole world and his biggest desire. The light also “Symbolizes Gatsby`s deep love to Daisy and his American dream” (Haibing). Gatsby is a great example of the American dream. Gatsby went from being a poor farmer to a rich man on Long island. The green light also symbolizes the American dream of becoming a respected old money man, which would be accomplished by marrying into Daisy`s family. Therefore, Daisy is the key to love and the American dream. Also, when Tom Buchanan stops for gas, we see how green represents jealousy. Tom pulls into George Wilson`s gas station in a fancy car, and clearly with George only owning a gas station, he is most likely jealous. When Tom tells George to fill the tank, George’s face is described as “In the sunlight his face was green” (Fitzgerald 117). The green face represents how George is jealous of Tom because of Tom`s money. Green mostly represents Gatsby`s hope, but can also stand for
At the beginning of the story, many things are described in as white. White stands for morally unblemished and honorable (Huber). Because white stands for morally unblemished, or innocent, it is used in the beginning …show more content…
Green stands for hope, and at times jealousy (Huber). The most prominent association with the color green is that of Gatsby`s hope for having Daisy. When Nick looks out at Gatsby`s backyard view, he “glanced seaward and distinguished nothing except a single green light” (Fitzgerald 25). The green light is at the end of Daisy’s dock. Gatsby had purposely bought his house to have a view across the bay of Daisy`s house, therefore making the light a symbol of how much he wants Daisy. Later in the story, the body of water that had the green light is referred to as “the green sound” (Fitzgerald 112). The whole sound grew to be green, symbolizing how Daisy is Gatsby`s whole world and his biggest desire. The light also “Symbolizes Gatsby`s deep love to Daisy and his American dream” (Haibing). Gatsby is a great example of the American dream. Gatsby went from being a poor farmer to a rich man on Long island. The green light also symbolizes the American dream of becoming a respected old money man, which would be accomplished by marrying into Daisy`s family. Therefore, Daisy is the key to love and the American dream. Also, when Tom Buchanan stops for gas, we see how green represents jealousy. Tom pulls into George Wilson`s gas station in a fancy car, and clearly with George only owning a gas station, he is most likely jealous. When Tom tells George to fill the tank, George’s face is described as “In the sunlight his face was green” (Fitzgerald 117). The green face represents how George is jealous of Tom because of Tom`s money. Green mostly represents Gatsby`s hope, but can also stand for