The Color Black In The Great Gatsby

The color black is often thought of as being sophisticated. When thinking of the color, people often relate it to death, intimidation, unfriendliness, and authority; however, it can relate to confidence, seduction, secrecy, and elegance as well. People exhibiting this behavior are naturally conservative and usually fear things beyond their control. An example of this type of person would be Tom Buchanan. Tom Buchanan’s demonstration of authority, fear of inferiority, and ability and willingness to keep himself and the ones he love hidden from others, all symbolize how the color black is represented within the novel.

Tom is indirectly responsible for all three of the deaths that occurred in The Great Gatsby. His being, in itself, intimidated

Black shows the ability to be able to protect and provide strength and comfort to those you care for. It creates an illusion of mysteriousness around everything. It can cause mood swings and depression. There are so many different ways to see black. Black is a color that has a broad view. Either way, the best way to describe this word is to think of it as the end and the beginning of something new. Black is endless. You don’t know where it ends, nor do you know where it begins so it becomes difficult to tell if a person has a true black nature or faux one. It isn’t widely known why, but black hides what’s on the inside. It gives false pretenses which there are many of in The Great Gatsby. It hides what someone’s true nature or intentions might be. They may have ill intentions, but it won’t be realised until far too late, due to the fact that the color black cloaks what true intentions may be. The Great Gatsby was not from Tom Buchanan’s point of view, so no one really knows if he is truthful with how much he knows or not. It could all be a hoax and Tom intentionally wanted to drive Daisy to kill Myrtle. Black is represented and traced all throughout the book. It starts from mystery and suspicion to hatred and reality. There is still mystery in the book despite the fact that the story is suppose to have ended. Black creates that void of emotion or reality to the point where no one truly knows if what was being said is true or not. With black, that is what you get, confusion. There is much confusion and misinterpretation that goes on within the book. Things are hazy which is most likely due to the fact that many things are still unknown. There is so much secrecy in the book. The same as there is so much secrecy in the color