Fitzgeralds use of symbolism and imagrly in the great gatsby

Fitzgerald has used a tremendous amount of symbolism and imagery in The Great Gatsby. Almost every description in the novel has a symbolic meaning. The main way symbolism is portrayed in this novel is by the use of colors.

The most important two colors in the novel are green and yellow or gold. Green symbolizes many things in The Great Gatsby. One important thing it symbolizes through out the novel is the symbolic meaning of green which is also “new money” as the new money is dollars which has a green color. From this novel we learn that in the twenties it was better to have “old money” or wealth than to have “New money” so it was better to be yellow than to be green. If we read the novel we notice that a lot of the things Gatsby owns is yellow or gold on the outside, like his car or his golden toilet set etc. but we now that it is all fake because it is only the things he owns that look yellow or gold. And if we look at the little details that Gatsby didn’t think about we notice that Gatsby is only trying to show that he has “old wealth”. If we look at his car for example we see a large

Blue is an other important color in the novel that also symbolizes hope and dreams. Gatsby’s parties can be called “blue parties” as they where parties where people would go to and get away from reality for one night and live there fantasies or just forget about there worries and troubles. The eyes of on the bill board are also blue and the eyes symbolize God. White is an other color that is very symbolic in this novel. White is the color of purity and innocence. This mainly describes Daisy and her house: "Miss Baker's and Daisy's white dresses". It shows that Daisy is a very innocent woman that does not have any mean intentions and does never mean to cause harm as long as it does not affect her status.

yellow car but if we look more carefully we see that the car is green on the inside, and if we look more carefully at the house we see that many of the walls are covered with green plants and that he has a very large green garden and lawn. If we than look at Daisy and Tom or Jordan we see that they look like gold as well: “Jordan's slender golden arm”. An other color that has the same meaning as gold or yellow in this book is silver. Silver is also a color co

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