Introduction The Great Gatsby, a fast-paced novel that clearly reflects the unique lifestyle of the time, was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the 1920s. It captures the era right after World War I and before the Great Depression, which would substantially transform society in the late 1920s, at a lively pace. After Fitzgerald completed the novel in 1924, it was published in the following year and left a lasting impact as an American cultural masterpiece. During a time of materialism and wealth, 'The Great Gatsby' enabled an examination of complex topics such as the elusive promise of the American Dream, social class divisions, and the concepts of love. Paragraph 1 Initially, the American Dream has been a core facet of American Identity …show more content…
This portrait of bilateral relations is represented by Gatsby’s five major relationships, none of them being stable. Typical men figure of Gatsby and George losing their love and sharing a tragic ending while typical women figure of Daisy and Jordan moving on with their life. Their fact is that their partners remain only a figurant in the order of their lives. The symbolism of colour in The Great Gatsby evokes hope and longing for love through the green light at the end of Daisy's dock, emphasising the emptiness and transience of love by the colour yellow in descriptions of opulent parties and lavish lifestyles, humanising the colour white, associated with Daisy’s character and the contrast between her pristine image and her actions showcases the hollowness of her romantic pursuits,and representing the colour blue’s illusion of happiness and love that Gatsby creates, ultimately revealing the emptiness and hollowness beneath the