Life is equivalent to a box of crayons. Colors of all shades cover our world with hidden meanings. Just as a mood ring changes color by how we feel, life can significantly change by the presence of a wide array of colors. Oscar Wilde, one individual who clearly perceives color in a unique way once stated, “Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” Whether it goes unnoticed or not, countless notions of life can be represented by some form of distinct color that symbolizes more than one may initially think. In F. Scott FitzGerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, colors of all kinds represent the ways of life in the 1920’s where materialism, extravagant parties, and even moral
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That holds true for the symbolism of blue in The Great Gatsby. Despite the high class and riches Gatsby is affiliated with, his life is fanciful, lonely, and full of sorrow. Blue stands for the ultimate fantasy of Gatsby’s life that is mistaken for the reality (Schneider 5). His illusion of a perfect life becomes apparent as his blue gardens are displayed during his parties. After these ravish parties a sudden emptiness falls within the house displaying Gatsby’s real loneliness. The color blue is mentioned in Gatsby’s graveyard enhancing the impression of his sorrowful life and ultimate death of a fanciful dream. The idea of an endless dream is additionally recalled by silver, giving off a more hopeful promise of this dream. Silver embodies the promise and romantic hope that govern Gatsby’s life (Samkanashvili 32). He is seen observing “the silver pepper of the stars” longing for his dream that seems to be unreachable (Fitzgerald 20). In this case, the use of color displays Gatsby’s intuition of his goals despite the true reality in which he faces. Though he obtains dreams that seem to be already behind him, his endless hope never fades
That holds true for the symbolism of blue in The Great Gatsby. Despite the high class and riches Gatsby is affiliated with, his life is fanciful, lonely, and full of sorrow. Blue stands for the ultimate fantasy of Gatsby’s life that is mistaken for the reality (Schneider 5). His illusion of a perfect life becomes apparent as his blue gardens are displayed during his parties. After these ravish parties a sudden emptiness falls within the house displaying Gatsby’s real loneliness. The color blue is mentioned in Gatsby’s graveyard enhancing the impression of his sorrowful life and ultimate death of a fanciful dream. The idea of an endless dream is additionally recalled by silver, giving off a more hopeful promise of this dream. Silver embodies the promise and romantic hope that govern Gatsby’s life (Samkanashvili 32). He is seen observing “the silver pepper of the stars” longing for his dream that seems to be unreachable (Fitzgerald 20). In this case, the use of color displays Gatsby’s intuition of his goals despite the true reality in which he faces. Though he obtains dreams that seem to be already behind him, his endless hope never fades