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What Does The Color Green Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

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Hook The Great Gatsby written by F- Scott- Fitzgerald during the era known as the roaring twenties set place outside of New York City in East, West Egg, and The Valley Of Ashes. In the novel you are introduced to many subjects expanding into universal symbols that provide deeper the book interpretation than anticipated. The characters in The Great Gatsby embody the American Dream, taking distinct approaches to obtaining that ambition from their dreams. The major colors that symbolize the novel that Fitzgerald wrote are green, blue, and yellow, that represent that hopes, and illusions focusing on Gatsby but targeted towards the other characters in the book. The color green is very key to the American dream. The money Gatsby has that he believes …show more content…

Light has a meaning of life, brightness and lightens up a path usually at the beginning or end of a path or something. Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship represents the beginnings and endings of a relationship Gatsby longs for the light, the sense of an idea that is Daisy. He reminisces on the time they knew each other, the initial connection and chemistry that was once alive. Gatsby starts low, he didn't come from a background of old money like many people around him, however, he worked his way to the top to achieve his American Dream of being wealthy and getting the girl of his dreams that he once lost, Daisy. Gatsby is a man with unattainable dreams, he has his head up in the clouds with this impractical, unrealistic view of reality leading to his downfall before he has any knowledge of it. “He stretched out his arms towards the dark water in a curious …show more content…

This color is used to show all things unattainable with the main theme being the gigantic eyes of Dr. T.J Eckleburg- their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose (Fitzgerald ). Dr. T.J Eckleburg is thought to be compared to God. He watches over the decisions, judging the Valley of

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