Green In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Green: a color associated with nature, life, youth, hope, and envy, all of which are nouns that F. Scott Fitzgerald uses in his work “The Great Gatsby” to create the essential character of Jay Gatsby. These nouns refer to Gatsby’s feelings of discontent on the West Egg and how he believes he lacks sophistication from those living across the bay. Gatsby and other citizens, however rich, are all deeply unhappy. Gatsby himself holds a constant longing, created by this concept of the simple green light across the bay found on Daisy and Tom Buchanan’s dock. Gatsby idolizes this light and allows it to consume himself and his personality in many fashions. The wealth Gatsby has attained leads him to this predestined power that he believes he holds, leaving him considered a megalomaniac. Gatsby is

Although his relationship with Daisy was short-lived, the light provided him with more hope, keeping him going. Nick was confused as to what Gatsby saw in the light: “And as I sat there, brooding on the old, unknown world, I thought of Gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out Daisy’s light at the end of his dock. He had come such a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close he could hardly fail to grasp it” (192). Highlighting the journey Gatsby has undertaken to reach this moment, he emphasised the significance of his pursuit. The green light was something that Gatsby was always drawn to, as he loved the mystery and how it was able to reflect the intensity of his emotions. The green light also conveys the type of money that is available to someone like Gatsby, who is willing to do practically anything to attain it. When with Daisy you can sense a sort of dissociation from her and her money and wealth. Gatsby separates his understanding of the color green from Daisy and her wealth. Gatsby’s dreams being within reach helps convey a sense of approaching success that he lost not soon