In the novel, Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald, Jay Gatsby shows Daisy and Nick around his mansion showing off his wealth and material goods which creates an ideology to illustrate the difference between old money and new money and the vast difference between these two classes. His vibrant shirts caused Daisy to start weeping, realizing that her life could have been different if she chose to stay with Gatsby, “...shirts of sheer linen and thick silk and fine flannel,...shirts with stripes and scrolls and plaids in coral and apple-green and lavender and faint orange, with monograms of Indian blue” (92). By showcasing a vivid description of shirts and emotions of bittersweet, such as the use of “sheer linen”, “thick silk”, and “fine flannel” conveys …show more content…
In addition, the use of vibrant colors such as “coral,” “apple-green,” “lavender,” and “faint orange,” evokes a sense of vitality as each color carries its symbolic weight, such as coral for warmth and energy, green for growth, lavender for calmness and orange for creativity and enthusiasm. Daisy starts crying over this as the vibrant colors and textures of the shirt represent the vibrant life she could have had with Gatsby if she chose to stay with him. In contrast to her marriage with Tom Buchanan, he does not have vibrant shirts but rather dull and fancy suits and clothing that show off how their marriage is dull and how she only married him for his wealth. Not only does this represent Daisy's regrets but also Gatsby's and Daisy's intentions with each other as Daisy is walking through Gatsby's wealth which was a factor as to why she broke up with him in the first place, he wasn’t wealthy. Invoking his wealth makes her intentions unfaithful as she wants to be with Gatsby when she is already with Tom and Gatsby is eccentric as he finally has Daisy in his grasp which he longed for