In Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, many colors are used to represent various meanings. One color in particular that signifies a deeper meaning in the novel is the color, white. In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, the color white is used to symbolize both fake innocence and fake purity as well as to develop the character perception. The two leading female characters in the novel, Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker, are frequently seen in white. Daisy's character is developed by Fitzgerald's use of the color white to reveal Daisy's clarity and virtuousness. He states the luminous white house, the vivacious white rooms, and Daisy dressing in a white dress. When Daisy initially appears, she represents both privilege and purity. The use of white aids to portray her as the captivated princess who becomes embodied as Gatsby's dream. Nevertheless, the diverse shades of white specify that Daisy may not be an epithet of innocence. The privilege of being in a high social class may also have a demeaning effect on her. This example correlates exactly to the appearance of Daisy's character throu...
When first introduced, Daisy was in a white dress, fluttering because of the breeze that came through the white window. Daisy has been dressing in white since she was a child, she talks about her beautiful “white girlhood” which shows that she had looked pretty and innocent since she was born (Fitzgerald 19). Since Daisy has been rich and white like the color of a daisy since she was a child, she is still the white person she is today. By having Daisy dress “in white” it shows her exterior, but not her gold interior. “Describing Daisy with the color of white… indicates that under the pure and beautiful appearance, Daisy owns a superficial, hollow, cold and selfish heart inside”(Zhang 42).
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Some of the most well-known and intriguing symbolic imagery in The Great Gatsby comes from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s use of the color green. Fitzgerald used green primarily to represent two human traits in Gatsby: longing for things beyond one’s reach and hope for the future. The color green was first used symbolically as the character Nick Carraway returned from a party at the Buchanans’ house. He stopped before going into his home, seeing the mysterious Jay Gatsby in the distance. Carraway described Gatsby, saying, “…he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily, I glanced seaward – and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far way…” (Fitzgerald 20). As revealed later in the novel, Jay Gatsby bought his house on West Egg in order to be near the love of his life, Daisy Buchanan, the dock of whose house projected the green light mentioned by Carraway. Although Gatsby was so close to Daisy, he was unable to rekindle their romance because of her husband. The green light served as the manifestation of Gatsby’s desires, strong enough for him to gaze upon, but far enough away to retain its heart-wrenching intangibility. Th...
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, uses colors to symbolize a character’s inner thoughts and feelings or an objects deeper meaning. He uses colors to symbolize the many different ideas in the book. The colors are used very often as symbols, and the hues create atmosphere in different scenes of the book. Color symbolism is used to convey a deeper message to the readers and help them understand the characters. The novel shows the major themes through the use and explanation of many different colors.
The Great Gatsby is full of symbolism, colors, for example. Throughout the book the author uses them to represent different themes of the novel. Some of these colors are white, yellow, grey, green, pink, red and blue. However, I picked white and green for my commentary because I think these colors have a special meaning different from the others. White is mainly used to describe the character’s innocence, fakeness, and corruption. While green represents Gatsby’s hopes, ambitions, and dreams. In addition, sometimes green symbolizes the jealousy of certain characters.
The Great Gatsby is a classic piece of literature known for its ability to indulge readers in the lives of its characters. Francis Scott Fitzgerald uses a variety of literary devices to bring the novel to life; however, his use of color imagery in particular allows for a more thorough understanding of the characters. Daisy Buchanan is one of the most intriguing yet loathed characters of the novel. Throughout the chapters we learn through color imagery more about her and why she does certain things. Daisy’s character is often linked to purity and innocence through the color white; however, throughout the novel we see she is the antithesis of it, repeatedly being associated with the colors yellow and gold, which symbolize wealth, dishonesty and betrayal.
Color has a lot of meaning in the world today but in the book The Great Gatsby it has even more meaning. The author of the book is F. Scott Fitzgerald. This book is about Jay Gatsby who throws lavish parties and shows his wealth to get his ex girlfriend Daisy back. The color white is used to describe Daisy Buchanan. White symbolizes purity, innocence, and shallowness.
F. Scott Fitzgerald used colors to reveal these hidden attributes about his characters. One of the main characters, Gatsby, has a lot of colors associated with him. Gatsby is a rich man who is trying to stay pure in his endeavours. Fitzgerald wants Gatsby to be mysterious while also giving the reader some idea of what kind of a person he is. Gatsby is associated with a wide variety of colors to let the reader know how Gatsby really feels.
The Great Gatsby is full of symbolism. Colours, for example, are used to represent many different things; some even represent a theme of the novel. White, yellow, grey, green are just some of the colours which Fitzgerald uses in a special way, because each of these colours has a special meaning, different from the ones we regularly know or use.
For most people, a certain colour may represent something meaningful to them. While in the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, many of the colours used in the novel are meant to represent something. The novel’s setting is in East and West Egg, two places in New York. Our narrator, Nick Carraway, lives in the West Egg. Along with living in West Egg is a friend of Nick’s, Jay Gatsby; a character that is in love with Daisy Buchanan. Unfortunately, Daisy is married to Tom. As the plot unravels, the reader notices the connection between certain colours and their importance to the novel. The use of colours within The Great Gatsby symbolizes actual themes, as grey symbolizes corruption, blue symbolizes reality, and green symbolizes jealousy and envy.
F. Scott Fitzgerald used the imagery of colors in his masterpiece The Great Gatsby. The colors are used very frequently as symbols, and the hues create atmosphere in different scenes of the book. White is a clean and fresh color, but the author shows how it can be tainted as well. Next, yellow illustrates the downfall of moral standards of the people of West Egg. Lastly, green, the most dominant color in the book, symbolizes wealth and Gatsby's unattainable dream.
F. Scott Fitzgerald created the famous, American classic, The Great Gatsby, with thought-provoking detail and color symbolism. Critics have been deeply analyzing it since it was published in 1925. There are a few memorable color symbolisms that are throughout the book. Everyone interprets literature in their own way so there are many different theories; there are even people that do not believe in color symbolism. Certain colors are continually being associated with a specific character/theme, which allows one to conclude that Fitzgerald intended on colors being symbolic.
According to most surveys, it is known that blue is America’s favorite color and although the eyes of Doctor T.J Eckleburg, Tom Buchanan’s coupe and Jay Gatsby’s gardens were all colored blue, F. Scott Fitzgerald wasn’t thinking of the people’s favorite color when writing The Great Gatsby. Instead, Fitzgerald uses the color blue to symbolize sadness and the higher class. Additionally, whenever the color blue is mentioned Gatsby, a member of the higher class, is almost always around. By themselves, blue and heat seem to have no similarities because heat represents Gatsby’s growing love for Daisy while blue represents sadness and unhappiness. However, since Gatsby can be represented through the color blue and heat represents Gatsby in terms of
In Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, a poor man named Gatsby, falls in love with a wealthy girl named Daisy. He works his whole life trying to get rich just to impress her. Since he is unable to move past his rejection, he continues to dedicate his life to trying to win her love again. Though Gatsby has everything Daisy is looking for, she is already married to Tom Buchanan. Fitzgerald uses several colors repeatedly throughout the novel to help the reader understand the American Dream. To him, the American Dream is not attainable, at least not to its fullest. As each character went forward, they were someone how pushed back. With the uses of each color, it also has different connotations, having either a double meaning or multiple interpretations.
Color is an important symbol used in literature that helps us get a better understanding of the setting and characters in the novel. The color helps the reader grasp a deeper and more controlled comprehension of the characters that are in the novel. It applies to their thoughts, feelings, and actions; therefore, this makes color a small, yet important role in describing connotations in the story. The Great Gatsby is a great example, as its use of color shines throughout the novel in its settings and characters. Jay Gatsby, the title character in the novel, has many colors that helps describe who the character really is and explores how Gatsby really feels as the story progresses.