The passage on page 161-162 is using symbolism and colors to get across the point of how society was in a moral downfall, and how Gatsby thought his money would help him achieve his dreams but it does not. “No telephone message arrived”, in previous parts of the book Gatsby’s phone is always ringing with either business messages during parties, or calls when he is with Daisy. The fact that his phone is finally not ringing when he wants it to is a prime example of how the people’s morals are all but gone because people cared for Gatsby when he was having constant parties but when that went away, so did people’s feelings. Just like in the end of the novel when Nick invites people to Gatsby’s funeral and no one comes. No one cares anymore and Fitzgerald is trying to get across the point that no one cares and by saying …show more content…
He uses a “grotesque…rose” and “scarcely created grass” to make sure his point gets across. A rose is meant to be beautiful and red, but red is a symbol for anger, suffering, and blood. The rose is also a symbol for love and the grotesque rose shows how forbidden their love is and how his love for Daisy is driving him mad. The rose also serves as a juxtaposition with the grass. The green grass symbolizes dreams and hope which was Gatsby’s entire lifestyle, and everything he really wanted in his life after meeting Daisy. The green grass is an indicator for how his hopes for Daisy are going to come crashing down. Fitzgerald also uses the water to signify moral decline and Gatsby’s dreams with money because he implies that people’s morals have officially gone down the drain. “Fresh flow” and “the drain” signify this. The fresh flow and the water come together to say how Gatsby’s dreams went down the drain. The flow of the water and the drain symbolize that not only Gatsby’s dreams go down the drain but also all of his money and possessions, that failed to accomplish what he