Obsession In The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it is about a mysterious millionaire named Gatsby and his obsession with a woman named Daisy. The novel takes place during the Roaring Twenties, throughout the story colors are used to portray that obsession can lead to a warped reality. Colors represent love, and wealth, and overall highlight the emptiness of the American dream. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald uses the description of colors to symbolize different feelings and overall display how obsession leads to a warped reality. Many colors are used to represent different things in this novel, but three stand out. The first color is grey. Grey is used in the story to show a lack of morality in society. There is a certain location in the

This represents the moral and social decay of the society. As already mentioned, the middle-class people live here. Fitzgerald uses this land to show how because the people aren't rich, they must live a sad and empty life. In the same chapter, Nick also says, “The gray land and the spasms of bleak dust.”(23) This piece from the chapter represents the lifelessness and emptiness of the lives of the people who live in the Valley of Ashes. It depicts how the people have become hopeless in finding a way out of their depressed homes. Another important color in this novel is yellow. Yellow is used to represent corruption and materialistic views of society. An example is, “Gatsby's gorgeous car lurched up the rocky driveway to my door.”(Fitzgerald 50). This quote shows how flashy and unique Gatsby's car is. Fitzgerald uses the car to show Gatsby's desire for a rich, flashy lifestyle. He uses his bright flashy items, like his car, to try and impress and get the attention of Daisy. Another example of the color yellow is, “two girls in twin yellow dresses.” (Fitzgerald 34). The two twin girls are guests at one of Gatsby's extravagant parties. He uses these parties to get Daisy's