Tyler
The first item we see is a telephone. Several times in the book, we see Gatsby step aside from the events in the book to take phone calls, for example, “‘He has to telephone,’ said Mr. Wolfshiem” that we really don’t know who they are from, however, we can imply that it has something to do with his behind-the-scenes work.
The second object that is presented is the Car. By this point, we know that it was Gatsby who deliberately drove the car into Myrtle, killing her, as quoted by the police officer talking to Tom, “‘Auto hit her. Ins’antly killed.’”
The third object here is the Shirts. “Recovering himself in a minute he opened for us two hulking patent cabinets which held his massed suits and dressing-gowns and ties, and his shirts, …show more content…
The Valley of Ashes resembles something dark and lifeless. As a result of fire ashes stand for destruction and death. Furthermore the death of Myrtle Wilson in the Valley of Ashes stands for the pain associated with this valley. Also the fact that the Wilsons live in the valley shows that they are not of such high social standards as the other characters in the novel. By having to pass through the Valley of Ashes in order to get to New York, the other characters have to betake themselves to this lower status.
Next, we could find an egg. Yes, and egg. The East and West eggs are where they live, and there is always drama going on. An egg is white on the outside, and yellow on the inside. So on both sides of the spectrum there is deception everywhere. An egg symbolizes a false show of purity on the outside, but rotten and corrupt on the inside.
We could then find a white suit. White is the color that has the deeper meaning of false purity or goodness. Daisy and Jordan are always seen in white. Also, Gatsby, when he wanted to meet Daisy again for the first time in 5 years, he wore a white suit as if to show that he was good and pure.
On the walls would be a gray wallpaper. Gray is the color for dreariness. It symbolizes the lack of life and/or spirit. It is the place of no hope, no future. In the book this place is called the valley of ashes where everything is covered in gray dust-even the people. This would not be a place where you would want to
The first item we see is a telephone. Several times in the book, we see Gatsby step aside from the events in the book to take phone calls, for example, “‘He has to telephone,’ said Mr. Wolfshiem” that we really don’t know who they are from, however, we can imply that it has something to do with his behind-the-scenes work.
The second object that is presented is the Car. By this point, we know that it was Gatsby who deliberately drove the car into Myrtle, killing her, as quoted by the police officer talking to Tom, “‘Auto hit her. Ins’antly killed.’”
The third object here is the Shirts. “Recovering himself in a minute he opened for us two hulking patent cabinets which held his massed suits and dressing-gowns and ties, and his shirts, …show more content…
The Valley of Ashes resembles something dark and lifeless. As a result of fire ashes stand for destruction and death. Furthermore the death of Myrtle Wilson in the Valley of Ashes stands for the pain associated with this valley. Also the fact that the Wilsons live in the valley shows that they are not of such high social standards as the other characters in the novel. By having to pass through the Valley of Ashes in order to get to New York, the other characters have to betake themselves to this lower status.
Next, we could find an egg. Yes, and egg. The East and West eggs are where they live, and there is always drama going on. An egg is white on the outside, and yellow on the inside. So on both sides of the spectrum there is deception everywhere. An egg symbolizes a false show of purity on the outside, but rotten and corrupt on the inside.
We could then find a white suit. White is the color that has the deeper meaning of false purity or goodness. Daisy and Jordan are always seen in white. Also, Gatsby, when he wanted to meet Daisy again for the first time in 5 years, he wore a white suit as if to show that he was good and pure.
On the walls would be a gray wallpaper. Gray is the color for dreariness. It symbolizes the lack of life and/or spirit. It is the place of no hope, no future. In the book this place is called the valley of ashes where everything is covered in gray dust-even the people. This would not be a place where you would want to